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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210-5(205) · Terlingua, TX · November 22, 2015

Date
November 22, 2015 · 13:30 local
Place
Terlingua, TX
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8107Z
Reported as
Cessna 210-5(205)
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,203 total630 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

November 22, 2015 at approximately 1330 CST, N8107Z, a Cessna 210-5 (205) was conducting a part 91 air tour flight in the vicinity of Texas big bend national park. The pilot stated he heard an explosion and the airplane began to shake. He prepared for an emergency landing and landed safely west-southwest of Terlingua creek flats, located in the national park. No injuries to personnel aboard were reported. The aircraft sustained damage to the forward left upper engine case and minor damage to lower left engine cowling.

As the FAA filed it

NOVEMBER 22, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 CST, N8107Z, A CESSNA 210-5 (205) WAS CONDUCTING A PART 91 AIR TOUR FLIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF TEXAS BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK. THE PILOT STATED HE HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SHAKE. HE PREPARED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND LANDED SAFELY WEST-SOUTHWEST OF TERLINGUA CREEK FLATS, LOCATED IN THE NATIONAL PARK. NO INJURIES TO PERSONNEL ABOARD WERE REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE FORWARD LEFT UPPER ENGINE CASE AND MINOR DAMAGE TO LOWER LEFT ENGINE COWLING.

Other reports on N8107Z · 1

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