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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna P210N · West Memphis, AR · October 15, 2014

Date: October 15, 2014 · 17:10 local
Place: West Memphis, AR
Airport: West Memphis Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N731QV
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15LA015
Reported as: Cessna P210N
Reported engine: Continental TCM IO550-P6B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,200 total

N731QVRegistration cancelled May 31, 2018 · Cessna P210NS/N P21000534 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna P210N Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On October 15, 2014, at 1710 CDT, a Cessna P210N, N731Q, landed short of runway 35 at West Memphis Municipal Airport, West Memphis, Arkansas, after experiencing a catastrophic engine failure. This portion of the flight was conducted under VMC conditions and an IFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damaged and the pilot was uninjured. The flight originated at West Memphis Municipal Airport, West Memphis, Arkansas, on October 15, 2014, at 1645 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 15, 2014, AT 1710 CDT, A CESSNA P210N, N731Q, LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 35 AT WEST MEMPHIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS, AFTER EXPERIENCING A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THIS PORTION OF THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VMC CONDITIONS AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WEST MEMPHIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS, ON OCTOBER 15, 2014, AT 1645 CDT.

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 CEN15LA015Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWest Memphis, ARA catastrophic engine failure due to an oil starvation event for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.Oct 15, 2014 · Substantial damage