# Accident 20140403004879A: Cessna T210L, Clayton, AL, April 3, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2014, 15:30 local time
- Place: Clayton, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9103° N, 85.3708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9103&lon=-85.3708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1631X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1631X-2015-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,418 total, 179 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140403004879A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE CRUISING AT 6500 FT, IN ROUTE TO TUSCALOOSA ALABAMA,(TCL) FROM VALDOSTA, GA (VLD) THE ENGINE SURGED BRIEFLY AND LOST POWER.  THE PROPELLER CONTINUED TO SPIN BUT THERE WAS NO INDICATED RPM OR OIL PRESSURE. HE SPOTTED A FIELD AND SET UP FOR A FORCED LANDING BUT AS THE FIELD GOT CLOSER, HE SAW THAT IT CONTAINED POWER LINES AND WAS UNSUITABLE FOR LANDING.  HE DECIDED INSTEAD TO TRY TO SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN ON A ROAD THAT WAS PARTLY COVERED BY TREES. JUST AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, THE LEFT WING IMPACTED A TREE SHEERING OFF FIVE FEET OF THE WING AND TURNING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT, WHERE IT EXITED THE ROAD AND IMPACTED, HARD, INTO THE ROADSIDE DITCH. THIS SPUN THE AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES AND RIPPED THE ENGINE AWAY FROM THE FIREWALL.

## 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 ERA14LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA179), Apr 3, 2014: Cessna T210L (N1631X), Clayton, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly torque the engine case through bolts, which resulted in the fatigue fracture of the crankshaft and subsequent total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N1631X (1)

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

- [Incident 19780908018359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780908018359I), Sep 8, 1978: Cessna T210L (N1631X), Chino, CA, Minor damage. Pilot unable to extend gear before landing. Cause undetermined.

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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