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FAA accident report · Cessna T210L · Borger, TX · October 25, 2013

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Date
October 25, 2013 · 11:40 local
Place
Borger, TX
Airport
Hutchinson County Airport
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N398MA
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN14LA031
Reported as
Cessna T210L
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,227 total513 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days
N398MARegistration cancelled Feb 24, 2016 · Cessna T210LS/N 21061441 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna T210LEngine modelContinental TSIO-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 October 25, 2013, at approximately 11:40 CDT, N398MA, a Cessna T210-L, was on a part 91 flight from thomas p. stafford (oja), located in weatherford, Oklahoma. During the cruise portion of the flight the engine failed to produce power. The pilot was vectored by air traffic control to rick husband international airport (ama), located in amarillo, Texas. The pilot decided to land at Hutchinson County Airport (bgd), located in Borger, Texas. Since the aircraft was losing airspeed the pilot decided to land on a road in the city of Borger, Texas. During landing the aircraft impacted through several power lines and came to rest in the cofield community center recreational park located approximately one mile southeast of bgd. The aircraft was destroyed. The pilot and passenger were able to extricate themselves from the aircraft. The passenger received minor injuries. Inspection of the engine revealed a small upper portion of the left engine case separated above number four cylinder and departed the engine.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 25, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:40 CDT, N398MA, A CESSNA T210-L, WAS ON A PART 91 FLIGHT FROM THOMAS P. STAFFORD (OJA), LOCATED IN WEATHERFORD, OKLAHOMA. DURING THE CRUISE PORTION OF THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE FAILED TO PRODUCE POWER. THE PILOT WAS VECTORED BY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TO RICK HUSBAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (AMA), LOCATED IN AMARILLO, TEXAS. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AT HUTCHINSON COUNTY AIRPORT (BGD), LOCATED IN BORGER, TEXAS. SINCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING AIRSPEED THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND ON A ROAD IN THE CITY OF BORGER, TEXAS. DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THROUGH SEVERAL POWER LINES AND CAME TO REST IN THE COFIELD COMMUNITY CENTER RECREATIONAL PARK LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE SOUTHEAST OF BGD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXTRICATE THEMSELVES FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A SMALL UPPER PORTION OF THE LEFT ENGINE CASE SEPARATED ABOVE NUMBER FOUR CYLINDER AND DEPARTED THE ENGINE.

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 CEN14LA031Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBorger, TXThe failure of the No. 4 connecting rod due to inadequate oil lubrication.Oct 25, 2013 · Substantial damage