# Accident 20060104000049A: Cessna T210N, Midland, TX, January 4, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2006, 19:35 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GYWA
- Location: 31.8333° N, 101.9333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8333&lon=-101.9333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5279A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5279A-2007-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 37 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060104000049A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON JANUARY 4, 2006, THE PILOT OF N5279A, A CESSNA T210 AIRCRAFT, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND SUBSEQUENTLY MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MIDLAND VORTAC, AND 14 MILES FROM MIDLAND AIRPARK (MDD) IN THE VICINITY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND HIS ACCOMPANYING PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23 AMENDMENT) VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 VFR FLIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW06CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA050), Jan 5, 2006: Cessna T210 (N5279A), Midland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to a connecting rod failure. Contributing factors were the dark night conditions and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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