# Accident 20121109028179A: Cessna 210L, La Grange, TX, November 9, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2012, 07:20 local time
- Place: La Grange, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9283° N, 96.9464° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9283&lon=-96.9464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732BL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732BL-2019-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,642 total, 418 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121109028179A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN13LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA056), Nov 9, 2012: Cessna 210L (N732BL), La Grange, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N732BL (2)

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

- [Incident 19900625031449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900625031449I), Jun 25, 1990: Cessna 210L (N732BL), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Gear motor stopped before landing gear doors closed. Landed gear up. Found left gear door actuator broken.
- [Incident 19800606055609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800606055609I), Jun 6, 1980: Cessna 210L (N732BL), Raleigh Durham, NC, Minor damage. Pilot experienced landing gear problems. Mechanic unable to locate. Nose gear collapsed on takeoff.

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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