# Accident 20090623017899A: Cessna 210M, Lodi, WI, June 23, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2009, 18:30 local time
- Place: Lodi, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3167° N, 89.5426° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lodi, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3167&lon=-89.5426&mi=10
- Aircraft: N994RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N994RA-2020-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210M (registry code 2073450, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 455 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090623017899A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON 6/23/09 AT 0019Z A CESSNA 210 N994RA FLOWN BY A MR. JAMES A. MILLER CERTIFICATE NUMBER 3103586 WAS FLYING TO MSN.  WHILE ENROUTE ABOUT 35 MILES NORTH OF MSN HE EXPERIENCED ENGINE TROUBLE AND SMELLED SMOKE.  HE SAID THE ENGINE SPURTED AND HE SAW OIL ON THE WINDSHIELD.  MR. MILLER DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LOOKED FOR A CLEARING TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN.  AIRCRAFT LANDED BEHIND THE LODI HIGH SCHOOL.  MR. MILLER AND 1 OTHER SOLE WERE ONBOARD.  NO INJURIES OCCURED.  FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED ENGINE EXPERIENCED CONNECTING ROD FAILURE AND BLEW A VALVE.  INVESTIGATION INTO FAILURE MODE PENDING.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N994RA (1)

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

- [Incident 20071010825529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071010825529I), Oct 10, 2007: Cessna 210M (N994RA), Dothan, AL, No damage. (-23) On Wednesday, October 10, 2007, the pilot [privacy data omitted] and passenger [privacy data omitted] departed montgomery airport at approximately 10:00…

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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