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FAA accident report · Cessna 210L · La Grange, TX · November 9, 2012

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Date
November 9, 2012 · 07:20 local
Place
La Grange, TX
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N732BL
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN13LA056
Reported as
Cessna 210L
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
6,642 total418 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days
N732BLRegistration cancelled Mar 25, 2019 · Cessna 210LS/N 21061386 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna 210LEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On November 9th, 2012 at approximately 07:00AM aircraft N732BL Cessna 210 enroute from san marcus, Texas (khyi) to baytown, Texas (khpy) experienced a loss power and was forced to make an emergency landing and subsequently flipped over after landing in a field near fayette county airport (3T5).

Aircraft was reported to be cruising at 7000FT when the pilot noticed loss of oil pressure. Pilot stated he made a decision to make a precautionary landing at fayette county airport. Pilot stated as he entered final, the engine lost power and at that point he decided to land in a field to his left. Pilot stated he setup for a soft field landing, the aircraft heading at touchdown was 116 degrees. The aircraft landed mains first and then nose gear at which point the nose gear sunk in the freshly plowed field and snapped off completely separating from the aircraft. The aircraft then flipped over coming to rest on its top, 180 degrees opposite of touchdown heading.

Upon inspection of aircraft at the scene, it appeared to have oil coming out of the engine cowling area trailing down the fuselage, the oil appeared to be fresh. Aircraft received substantial damage from accident including nose gear, wings, flaps, propeller and tail damage from the aircraft flipping over. Pilot and occupants sustained minor injuries from accident.

Aircraft appeared to not have any other mechanical discrepancies and had a current annual inspection complied with.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 9TH, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 07:00AM AIRCRAFT N732BL CESSNA 210 ENROUTE FROM SAN MARCUS, TEXAS (KHYI) TO BAYTOWN, TEXAS (KHPY) EXPERIENCED A LOSS POWER AND WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND SUBSEQUENTLY FLIPPED OVER AFTER LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR FAYETTE COUNTY AIRPORT (3T5).

AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO BE CRUISING AT 7000FT WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. PILOT STATED HE MADE A DECISION TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT FAYETTE COUNTY AIRPORT. PILOT STATED AS HE ENTERED FINAL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND AT THAT POINT HE DECIDED TO LAND IN A FIELD TO HIS LEFT. PILOT STATED HE SETUP FOR A SOFT FIELD LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT HEADING AT TOUCHDOWN WAS 116 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED MAINS FIRST AND THEN NOSE GEAR AT WHICH POINT THE NOSE GEAR SUNK IN THE FRESHLY PLOWED FIELD AND SNAPPED OFF COMPLETELY SEPARATING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLIPPED OVER COMING TO REST ON ITS TOP, 180 DEGREES OPPOSITE OF TOUCHDOWN HEADING.

UPON INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT AT THE SCENE, IT APPEARED TO HAVE OIL COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COWLING AREA TRAILING DOWN THE FUSELAGE, THE OIL APPEARED TO BE FRESH. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM ACCIDENT INCLUDING NOSE GEAR, WINGS, FLAPS, PROPELLER AND TAIL DAMAGE FROM THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER. PILOT AND OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES FROM ACCIDENT.

AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES AND HAD A CURRENT ANNUAL INSPECTION COMPLIED WITH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN13LA056Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLa Grange, TXThe total loss of engine power due to the loss of oil to the engine. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel’s improper installation of the engine oil filter adaptor, which resulted in the loss of oil to the engine.Nov 9, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N732BL · 2

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

Incident 19900625031449IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Ft Lauderdale, FLGear motor stopped before landing gear doors closed. Landed gear up. Found left gear door actuator broken.Jun 25, 1990 · Minor damageIncident 19800606055609ITakeoff Ground Roll · Raleigh Durham, NCPilot experienced landing gear problems. Mechanic unable to locate. Nose gear collapsed on takeoff.Jun 6, 1980 · Minor damage