# Accident 20150712010519A: Cessna 210-5A(205A), Manahawkin, NJ, July 12, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2015, 10:20 local time
- Place: Manahawkin, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6972° N, 74.2647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6972&lon=-74.2647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N315EC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N315EC-2016-06-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210-5A(205A) (registry code 2073204, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5a-205a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-F (registry code 17237, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210-5A(205A)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-520-FCA
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,151 total, 85 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150712010519A

## Narrative

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

CE-210-5A(205A), N315EC, S/N 205-0494 DEPARTED EAGLES NEST AIRPORT, NJ (31E) FOR SKYDIVING OPERATIONS AND CLIMBING THRU 4,000 FEET, HEARD LOUD BANG, FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER, MOMENTARY WINDMILLING OF THE PROPELLER, AND THEN TOTAL ENGINE STOPPAGE.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITHOUT SUCCESS.  THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON RT 72 WEST, AND MOVED INTO THE MEDIAN TO AVOID VEHICLE TRAFFIC ON ROADWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE MEDIAN AFTER STRIKING SEVERAL ROAD SIGNS, WHICH SEVERELY  DAMAGED BOTH THE L/H & R/H WINGS, L/H HORIZONTAL, AND SLICED INTO THE L/H SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.   THE WINGS WERE REMOVED ON-SCENE, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELOCATED TO OPERATOR'S HANGAR LOCATED AT 31E.  AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO TEARDOWN THE ENGINE IN THE OPERATOR'S HANGAR BUT THE #2 CYLINDER COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE PISTON DUE TO THE #2 CONNECTING ROD IMPACTING THE #2 CYLINDER BARREL AND CRANKCASE.  SEVERAL PIECES OF METAL WERE FOUND IN THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE SCREEN AND OIL SUMP UPON REMOVAL.  THE ENGINE WAS PLACED IN A CRATE AND SENT TO CONTINENTAL MOTORS IN MOBILE, AL FOR FURTHER TEARDOWN AND INVESTIGATION.

UPON ENGINE TEARDOWN BY CONTINENTAL MOTORS INC; THE CRANKSHAFT WAS FOUND FRACTURED IN TWO PIECES.  THE FRACTURE WAS CONSISTENT WITH A FATIGUE CRACK THAT ORIGINATED IN THE AFT RADIUS ON THE #2 MAIN BEARING AND PROPAGATED TOWARDS THE #2 CONNECTING ROD JOURNAL.

## 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 ERA15LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA263), Jul 12, 2015: Cessna 210 5A(205A) (N315EC), Stafford Twp, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to the failure of the crankshaft, which resulted from a mechanic's failure to properly torque the engine cylinder through bolts.

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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