# Accident 20060715014789A: Cessna T210N, Niceville, FL, July 15, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2006, 13:00 local time
- Place: Niceville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6631° N, 86.6369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6631&lon=-86.6369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5266Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5266Y-2006-09-19) (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 TSIO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,415 total, 3,179 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060715014789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT PILOT STATED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD BANG WITH A SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO ANY ENGINE CONTROLS AND COULD NOT RESTART THE ENGINE. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN AN OPEN WOODED AREA, WHERE THE NOSE GEAR FORK BROKE AND THE NOSE STRUT DUG INTO THE SOFT GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND COME TO REST INVERTED. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED FROM THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 MIA06LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA121), Jul 15, 2006: Cessna T210 (N5266Y), Crestview, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Spinning of the crankshaft No. 2 main bearing for undetermined reasons resulting in damage to the aft cheek of the No. 2 main bearing journal and fatigue failure of the crankshaft.

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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