# Accident 20120817020419A: Cessna T210N, Bakersfield, CA, August 17, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2012, 14:00 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Meadows Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4336° N, 119.0575° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4336&lon=-119.0575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6493N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6493N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA414) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120817020419A

## Narrative

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

THE EXHAUST PIPE CLAMP TO THE TURBO BROKE WHICH ALLOWED THE EXHAUST PIPE TO ROTATE INBOARD. THE HOT EXHAUST CAUSED THE SUBSEQUENT FIRE AND RESULTING DAMAGE.THE RIGHT LOWER COWLING WAS DISTROYED, THE NOSE GEAR DOOR HAD A HOLE BURNED THROUGH, THE ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT WAS DESTROYED, DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND THE INTER-COOLER, THE TURBOCHARGER WAS DESTROYED, LIKELY OVERHEATING OF THE ENGINE RIGHT CYLINDERS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR12LA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA414), Aug 17, 2012: Cessna T210N (N6493N), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during the initial climb due to an in-flight fire of undetermined origin.

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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