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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210L · Roswell, NM · April 3, 2017

Date
April 3, 2017 · 10:30 local
Place
Roswell, NM
Airport
Roswell Airport
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7776H
Reported as
Cessna T210L
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On April 3, 2017, at 10:30 MDT, a Cessna T210L, registration number N7776H, registered to private owner, had an in-flight engine failure. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR plan, with flight following was filed. The pilot declared an emergency with engine failure, 12 miles south of Roswell Airport, NM (row). Pilot could not make it to the airport and landed safely in a field, approximately 3 miles south of row. The aircraft suffered damage to the engine and the pilot and one passenger suffered no injuries. The flight originated from kerrville, Texas (erv) on April 3, 2017, at approximately 0930 CDT with the intended destination ruidoso airport, NM (srr).

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 3, 2017, AT 10:30 MDT, A CESSNA T210L, REGISTRATION NUMBER N7776H, REGISTERED TO PRIVATE OWNER, HAD AN IN-FLIGHT ENGINE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR PLAN, WITH FLIGHT FOLLOWING WAS FILED. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ENGINE FAILURE, 12 MILES SOUTH OF ROSWELL AIRPORT, NM (ROW). PILOT COULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED SAFELY IN A FIELD, APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTH OF ROW. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUFFERED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM KERRVILLE, TEXAS (ERV) ON APRIL 3, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 CDT WITH THE INTENDED DESTINATION RUIDOSO AIRPORT, NM (SRR).