20170514015069I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210D · Darden, TN · May 14, 2017

Date: May 14, 2017 · 16:20 local
Place: Darden, TN
Airport: Beech River Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3854Y
Reported as: Cessna 210D
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total5,000 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N3854YRegistered now · Cessna 210DS/N 21058354 · Built 1964 Airframe modelCessna 210D Engine 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.

Aircraft was at 11,000 feet enroute from wichita, KS (ict) to athens, ga (ahn) when it experienced a low oil pressure indication. The pilot contacted memphis center informing them of his situation, then located and proceeded to Beech River Regional Airport (pve) approximately 6 miles away. While descending to land, he experienced a total engine loss as he passed through 5,000 feet and chose to not lower the landing gear as doing so would have prevented him from reaching the airfield due to the increased drag and loss of power. He subsequently landed in the grass strip between the runway and taxiway at approximately 350 feet from the approach end of runway. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the lower surface, and destruction of three lower antennae. Inspection of the engine revealed an approx. 3-inch hole in the top of the engine created by the failure of the #4 piston connecting rod that exited the engine.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS AT 11,000 FEET ENROUTE FROM WICHITA, KS (ICT) TO ATHENS, GA (AHN) WHEN IT EXPERIENCED A LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION. THE PILOT CONTACTED MEMPHIS CENTER INFORMING THEM OF HIS SITUATION, THEN LOCATED AND PROCEEDED TO BEECH RIVER REGIONAL AIRPORT (PVE) APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES AWAY. WHILE DESCENDING TO LAND, HE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ENGINE LOSS AS HE PASSED THROUGH 5,000 FEET AND CHOSE TO NOT LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AS DOING SO WOULD HAVE PREVENTED HIM FROM REACHING THE AIRFIELD DUE TO THE INCREASED DRAG AND LOSS OF POWER. HE SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED IN THE GRASS STRIP BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 350 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LOWER SURFACE, AND DESTRUCTION OF THREE LOWER ANTENNAE. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED AN APPROX. 3-INCH HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE ENGINE CREATED BY THE FAILURE OF THE #4 PISTON CONNECTING ROD THAT EXITED THE ENGINE.

Other reports on N3854Y · 1

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

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