# Accident 20171112018689A: Cessna T210N, Grayslake, IL, November 12, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2017, 17:33 local time
- Place: Grayslake, IL
- Airport: Campbell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3242° N, 88.0803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3242&lon=-88.0803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5300A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5300A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,560 total, 42 in this make and model, 213 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171112018689A

## Narrative

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

INFLIGHT ENGINE FAILURE ON DESCENT. AT  2,500 MSL THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND A BIG PUFF OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY DEAD.

THE PILOT NOTED THE OIL PRESSURE WAS LOWER THAN NORMAL (IN THE YELLOW ARC) APPROX. 5 MINUTES PRIOR TO ENGINE FAILURE.

EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. PILOT ELECTED TO LEAVE THE GEAR UP. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN MARSH APPROX. 150 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, SLID ACROSS AN OVERRUN BRIDGE, AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE RUNWAY AT CAMPBELL AIRPORT.

## 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 CEN18LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA031), Nov 12, 2017: Cessna T210N (N5300A), Grayslake, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the No. 4 connecting rod due to inadequate oil lubrication for reasons that could not be determined because the postaccident engine examination did not reveal any anomalies that would…

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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