# Incident 20100820048499I: Cessna T210N, Tranwestern Pip, AZ, August 20, 2010 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 20, 2010, 13:15 local time - Place: Tranwestern Pip, AZ - Airport: Dunton Ranch Airport - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.2019° N, 113.3608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUNTON RANCH (73AZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2019&lon=-113.3608&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6564N (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student - Pilot flight hours: 1,396 total, 809 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100820048499I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON MAY 15, 2010 MR. THOMAS GROSSMAN, OWNER & OPERATOR, OF CESSNA T210G CENTURION TAIL NUMBER, N6564N, DELIVERED HIS AIRCRAFT TO WESTERN SKYWAYS, MONTROSE COLORADO, TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE ON THE ENGINE TO COMPLY WITH AD-2009-16-03 TO REPLACE SAP MILLENNIUM CYLINDERS WITH ECI TITAN (NICKEL CARBIDE) CYLINDERS. MR. GROSSMAN ALSO ELECTED TO HAVE WESTERN SKYWAYS PERFORM A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF THE ENGINE. ON AUGUST 17, 2010 MR. GROSSMAN RETURNED TO WESTERN SKYWAYS TO PICK UP HIS AIRCRAFT, HE PERFORMED A DETAILED PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, DRAINED EACH TANK FOR EVIDENCE OF WATER, AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN OF MONTROSE AIRPORT FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES SWITCHING THROUGH EACH FUEL TANK DURING THE FLIGHT. UPON LANDING MR. GROSSMAN ACCEPTED THE AIRCRAFT. UPON ACCEPTING THE AIRCRAFT, MR. GROSSMAN REFUELED AND LOADED HIS AND HIS WIVES' LUGGAGE AND FLEW 45 MINUTE TO ASPEN, CO.ON AUGUST 20, 2010 LEFT ASPEN CO TO MONTGOMERY AIRPORT, SAN DIEGO, CA. AFTER 2 HOURS AND 23 MINUTES IN FLIGHT AT 14,500 FEET THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER NORTH OF KINGMAN. AZ. MR. GROSSMAN HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE; OIL BEGAN TO SPRAY THE WINDSHIELD, APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS LATER THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE STOPPED. MR. GROSSMAN CALLED ATC, SQUAWKED 7700, AND BEGAN TO LOOK FOR A PLACE TO LAND. HE WAS ADVISED TO GLIDE 20 MILES OVER 5,000 FOOT MOUNTAINS TO NEAREST AIRPORT TOWARDS KINGMAN. HE SAW A LANDING STRIP NORTH OF HIS LOCATION ABOUT 3 MILES AWAY WITH NO MOUNTAINS IN BETWEEN AND DECIDED TO EMERGENCY LAND AT THE UNKNOWN LOCATION. IT TURNED OUT TO BE AN ABANDON AIRPORT THAT HAD BELONGED TO TRANWESTERN PIPELINE COMPANY, AIRFIELD #1. THE LANDING STRIP HAD 10 FOOT GROVES CUT WIDTH WAYS INTO THE STRIP APPROXIMATEL 8" TO 12" WIDE, AND 4" TO 5" DEEP TO DISCOURAGE THE USE OF THE ABANDON AIRPORT. DURING THE LANDING, THE RIGHT WING HIT A FEW SMALL BUSHES OR TREES LEAVING SOME SMALL DENTS IN THE LEADING EDGE. A LOCAL RANCHER SAW THEM LAND AND PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO SECURE THE AIRPLANE. THE RANCHER GAVE THEM A RIDE INTO KINGMAN, AZ, WHERE MR. GROSSMAN MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH HIS INSURANCE AGENT TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT TO LONE MOUNTAIN AVIATION AT NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT (VGT) IN NEVADA. AMENDED 03/17/2011 as follows: The Failure Analysis Service Technology (FAST) report states that one of number five connecting rod was loose. 1. Compared FAST report with several documents: a. Service Bulletins SB00-3A (Crankshaft, Counterweight and Connecting Rod Repair Information) b. SB96-7C (Connecting Rod Piston Pin Bushing Inspection) c. Work packages d. Maintenance personnel's training records e. Maintenance entry logs, 2. Findings: Service Bulletin, SB96-7C, Issue June 11, 1996, Revised February 8, 2005, for torque values for TSIO-520 engine: a. Rod Bearing Cap Bolts (710 in/lbs) Note 9 for part number 654490, 12 point nut was installed allowing for a higher torque value (SB96-7C, Pg 5 of 13) b. Crankshaft Gear Bolts (420 in/lbs), (SB96-7C, Pg 5 of 13) and c. Camshaft gear bolts (260 in/lbs) (SB96-7C, Pg 4 of 13). d. Maintenance personnel are trained to complete the work packages and Service Bulletins. The opinion of this investigator: the intent of SB00-3A, SB96-7C, and work packages was completed. Other than the FAST report there is insufficient evidence found to continue investigation. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.