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FAA incident report · Cessna 210N · Crothersville, IN · April 25, 2017

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Date
April 25, 2017 · 15:00 local
Place
Crothersville, IN
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9917Y
Reported as
Cessna 210N
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
8,100 total60 in this make and model43 in the last 90 days
N9917YRegistration cancelled Sep 6, 2019 · Cessna 210NS/N 21064638 · Built 1981Airframe modelCessna 210NEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On April 25, 2017, about 1500 eastern daylight time (EDT) (1900Z), a Cessna 210, N9917Y, made an unplanned landing in a field near Crothersville, Indiana. The airline transport pilot, and his passenger, were unharmed when the aircraft nosed over after landing in the planted farm field. The aircraft was registered to privacy data omitted, operated under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed from clark regional airport (jvy), jeffersonville, Indiana, about 1445 EDT and was destined for freeman munipal airport (ser), seymour, Indiana.

After takeoff the aircraft climbed to 2500? MSL and flew north toward ser. Approximately 15 minutes into the flight, the pilot stated the engine made a ?pop? And lost power. He turned toward a safe field for landing and asked his passenger (a student pilot) to read the engine failure during flight restart checklist. He was not able to re-start the engine and asked the passenger to read the engine failure and forced landing checklists. The pilot landed the aircraft in the field chosen, parallel to the soybean rows. Upon landing roll, the aircraft slowly nosed over.

As of this date, there has been no determination on cause of the power loss. This report may later be amended to reflect that determination.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 25, 2017, ABOUT 1500 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT) (1900Z), A CESSNA 210, N9917Y, MADE AN UNPLANNED LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR CROTHERSVILLE, INDIANA. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, AND HIS PASSENGER, WERE UNHARMED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AFTER LANDING IN THE PLANTED FARM FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM CLARK REGIONAL AIRPORT (JVY), JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA, ABOUT 1445 EDT AND WAS DESTINED FOR FREEMAN MUNIPAL AIRPORT (SER), SEYMOUR, INDIANA.

AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 2500? MSL AND FLEW NORTH TOWARD SER. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE MADE A ?POP? AND LOST POWER. HE TURNED TOWARD A SAFE FIELD FOR LANDING AND ASKED HIS PASSENGER (A STUDENT PILOT) TO READ THE ENGINE FAILURE DURING FLIGHT RESTART CHECKLIST. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO RE-START THE ENGINE AND ASKED THE PASSENGER TO READ THE ENGINE FAILURE AND FORCED LANDING CHECKLISTS. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE FIELD CHOSEN, PARALLEL TO THE SOYBEAN ROWS. UPON LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY NOSED OVER.

AS OF THIS DATE, THERE HAS BEEN NO DETERMINATION ON CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS. THIS REPORT MAY LATER BE AMENDED TO REFLECT THAT DETERMINATION.