# Incident 20120126004909I: Cessna 210K, Hemet, CA, January 26, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2012, 12:00 local time
- Place: Hemet, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7341° N, 116.9968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hemet, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7341&lon=-116.9968&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8278M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8278M-2013-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210K (registry code 2073446, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,038 total, 331 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120126004909I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES.

## Other reports on N8278M (2)

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

- [Incident 19980830040299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980830040299I), Aug 30, 1998: Cessna 210K (N8278M), Winchester, VA, Minor damage. Pilot had been practicing tough-n-go's in his CE210, when he landed gear up. There were no passengers. Damage to the airicraft was minor.
- [Accident 19930527015419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930527015419A), May 27, 1993: Cessna 210K (N8278M), Mayakka City, FL, Substantial damage. Engine failed after vibration and smoke. Collapsed gear landing. Found broken connecting rod number two cylinder.

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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