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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210N · Oakland, MD · October 30, 2008

Date
October 30, 2008 · 22:50 local
Place
Oakland, MD
Airport
Garrett County
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N5386A
Reported as
Cessna T210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
650 total500 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft experienced a rough running engine in cruise flight (11,000 feet). After approximately 20 seconds, the engine quit and the pilot made an emergency landing. Removal of the cowling revealed both rear pistons had broken through the crankcase. In addition, several connecting rod pieces were lying on the top of the engine case.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE IN CRUISE FLIGHT (11,000 FEET). AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS, THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. REMOVAL OF THE COWLING REVEALED BOTH REAR PISTONS HAD BROKEN THROUGH THE CRANKCASE. IN ADDITION, SEVERAL CONNECTING ROD PIECES WERE LYING ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE CASE.