# Accident 20141102020999A: Cessna T210M, Jacksonville, OR, November 2, 2014 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 2, 2014, 14:56 local time - Place: Jacksonville, OR - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Climb - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 42.2236° N, 123.0644° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2236&lon=-123.0644&mi=10 - Aircraft: N1593M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1593M-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520-R (9) - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 1 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA032) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141102020999A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE FLIGHT BEGAN AT 3S8, GRANTS PASS OR ON 11/02/2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 14:20 PST. THE CONDITIONS WERE WINDS CALM, TEMPERATURE ABOUT 55 DEGREES, AND A FEW CLOUDS AT 3,000 FT. PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DEPARTED IN VMC CONDITIONS AND REMAINED VMC FOR THE ENTIRE FLIGHT. ROUTE OF FLIGHT WAS DIRECT TO FT .JONES VOR ENROUTE TO LONG BEACH, CA. PILOT REPORTED THAT ALL INSTRUMENTS WERE NORMAL. HE ESTABLISHED A CLIMB AT ABOUT 800 FPM AND 110 KIAS. CLIMBING THROUGH 10,000 HE CONTACTED SEATTLE ARTC. ABOUT FOUR MINUTES LATER AT ABOUT 12,900 FT HE REPORTED TO SEATTLE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS HAVING ENGINE TROUBLE AND THAT HE WAS MAKING A TURN TOWARDS MEDFORD. THE PILOT REPORTED SMOKE AND A POSSIBLE FAILED ENGINE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ESTABLISHED BEST GLIDE AND WORKED ON TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM. AT THE ONSET OF THE PROBLEM HE NOTICED SUDDEN ENGINE ROUGHNESS AND SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE PILOT NOTICED AN AREA OF OIL ON THE WINDSHIELD EVIDENCE OF A SERIOUS ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ESTABLISHED BEST GLIDE OF 85 KIAS WITH OIL PRESSURE INDICATING ZERO AND THE ENGINE STILL TURNING. AT THAT POINT HE WAS ABOUT 35 NAUTICAL MILES FROM MEDFORD. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, BUT ANY ATTEMPT TO INCREASE POWER RESULTED IN SEVERE SHAKING AND SMOKE. HE CONTINUED TO DESCEND IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF MEDFORD AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE INQUIRED CASCADE APPROACH WHAT THE DISTANCE WAS TO THE VARIOUS NEARBY AIRFIELDS. BASED ON CALCULATIONS HE UNDERSTOOD THAT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT GLIDE RANGE TO REACH ANY OF THE FIELDS SO HE ADVISED CASCADE THAT HE WOULD BE LANDING IN A FIELD ABOUT ONE MILE TO THE WEST OF HIS CURRENT LOCATION. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE FIELD LOOKED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION AND REASONABLY LONG SO HE EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS 20 DEGREES. ON SHORT FINAL HE REALIZED THE FLIGHT PATH WAS STILL A BIT HIGHER THAN DESIRED AND SLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE ALTITUDE. HE THEN PULLED THE MIXTURE TO IDLE CUT OFF AND FUEL TANK TO OFF. HE STATED THAT HE OPENED THE PILOT?S DOOR TO HELP WITH EVACUATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN ROUGHLY A WEST-NORTHWEST DIRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AROUND 1/2 WAY DOWN THE FIELD AND HE BEGAN MEDIUM BRAKING. THE FIELD WAS ROUGH, BUT NOT TERRIBLE. AT ABOUT 40 MPH THE LEFT WING BEGAN TO DIP. A MOMENT LATER THE NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO THE SOFT GROUND IN A SUSPECTED GOPHER HOLE. THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY FLIPPED AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE PILOT REMOVED HIS SEATBELT AND CRAWLED OUT OF THE PLANE THROUGH THE PILOT DOOR OPENING. IT WAS ABOUT 15:00 PST AT THAT TIME. A WITNESS CAME TO THE SCENE WITHIN A MINUTE OR TWO AND OFFERED ASSISTANCE. THE LOCAL FIRE AND EMT CREW ARRIVED ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LATER. THE LOCAL SHERIFF ARRIVED PERHAPS TEN MINUTES LATER. THE EMT ASSESSED HIS MEDICAL CONDITION AND HE DECLINED MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE PILOT REMAINED ON THE SCENE FOR TWO HOURS TO COORDINATE WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE EMERGENCY PERSONNEL, AND TO ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT HAD A CONFERENCE CALL WITH THE NTSB AND THE IIC FROM THE PORTLAND FSDO. AFTER THE CONFERENCE CALL AN A&P SHINED A FLASHLIGHT THROUGH THE COWL OPENINGS AND SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE A CONNECTING ROD PROTRUDING FROM THE ENGINE CRANKCASE. THE PILOT ENSURED THAT THE ENGINE AREA REMAINED UNTOUCHED AT THE REQUEST OF THE NTSB AND SECURED THE WRECKAGE AS BEST AS POSSIBLE. 11/19/2014 I SPOKE WITH NTSB TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18TH. HE STATED THAT HE WILL ARRIVE IN REDMOND OREGON TO OVERSEE THE ENGINE TEAR DOWN OF CESSNA 210 N1593M AT SPECIALTY AIRCRAFT. ALL OF THE ENGINE LOG BOOKS AND RECORDS ARE AT SPECIALTY AIRCRAFT AND WILL REMAIN WITH THE ENGINE AS IT IS TRANSPORTED TO CONTINENTAL MOTORS IN MOBILE ALABAMA. 01/08/2015 IN CONCLUSION THE ENGINE TEARDOWN OCCURRED THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER 2014. THE ENGINE INSPECTION DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE WITH SEVERAL HOLES IN THE CRANKCASE APPARENTLY CAUSED BY A ROD FAILURE. ## 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 WPR15LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA032), Nov 2, 2014: Cessna T210M (N1593M), Jacksonville, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the failure of the No. 6 connecting rod, which resulted from oil starvation. 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. 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