# Accident 20160216001289A: Cessna P210N, Benchley, TX, February 16, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2016, 12:00 local time
- Place: Benchley, TX
- Airport: Coulter Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7739° N, 96.4544° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7739&lon=-96.4544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732FU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732FU-2018-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160216001289A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT, AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, WAS REPORTED TO HAVE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND A LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT AND ITS OCCUPANTS WERE FOUND APPROXIMATELY 7.6 MILES NW OF COULTER FIELD (CDF) ON THE CIRCLE (X) LAND AND CATTLE CO. LTD, PROPERTY. THE OCCUPANTS WERE OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT, TWO WERE INJURED AND ALL THREE WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL IN BRYAN, TEXAS.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND SETTING ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 023 MAGNETIC., APPROX. 30 DEGREE ANGLE, R/H WING DOWN, NOSE AND L/H GEAR EXTENDED. THE RIGHT WING WAS FOUND PARTCIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE AND FOLDED AFT ALONG THE FUSELAGE. THE RIGHT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, WING TIP, AND WING FLAPS WERE DETACHED. THE RIGHTHAND MLG WAS FOLDED BENEATH THE FUSELAGE AND THE L/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS PARTLY SHEARED. THE ENGINE WAS PARTCIALLY SEPARATED FROM FIREWALL, THE PROPELLER SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF HIGH/LOW POWER INDICATIONS, FLAPS WERE SET TO 20 DEGREES, AUX FUEL PUMP OFF, BATTERY ON, GEAR SELECTOR IN THE DOWN POSITION., ENGINE CONTROLS FULL IN, PRESSURIZATION SET TO 5, TRIMS WERE 0, FUEL SELECTOR SET TO LEFT TANK, AND NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED.

TACH TIME: 1402.3

HOBBS TIME: 0278.9

## 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 CEN16LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA107), Feb 16, 2016: Cessna P210N (N732FU), Bryan, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the crankshaft due to improper torque of the crankcase 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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