# Incident 20081210854279I: Cessna T210L, Lake Elmo, MN, December 10, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2008, 10:35 local time
- Place: Lake Elmo, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9879° N, 92.9097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Elmo, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9879&lon=-92.9097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9426K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9426K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 550 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081210854279I

## Narrative

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

AFTER DEPARTING KSTP, WHILE IN CRUISE AT 3000FT MSL, N9426K EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE.  THE PILOT THEN MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ITS MAIN GEAR AND REMAINED UPRIGHT THROUGHOUT THE LANDING ROLL.  UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME WAS NOTED AND A HOLE WAS FOUND IN ONE OF THE CYLINDERS.

## Other reports on N9426K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900403007519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900403007519A), Apr 3, 1990: Cessna T210L (N9426K), Chino, CA, Substantial damage. Crash landed short of runway after losing power on approach. Indicates low fuel caused fuel unporting.

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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