What happened
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On may 9, 2018 at approximately 1400 hours, N210BG, a Cessna 210 aircraft, was en route from nervino/beckwourth (A02) to visalia municipal airport (vis). Visual meteorological conditions were predominant.
The airman stated that he observed several fasteners "pop" open on the aircraft engine cowling and a few minutes later several more "popped" open. The airman, fearing that the engine cowling might separate from the aircraft performed an expedited landing to the nearest airport (goo) Grass Valley.
The airman stated that he was quite nervous that the engine cowling might separate and cause damage to aircraft control surfaces and wanted to land the aircraft before losing the engine cowling in flight.
During landing at goo the pilot approached at a steeper than normal angle and landed approximately mid-field. Pilot applied maximum braking as well as aerodynamic braking but could not stop the aircraft prior to the end of the runway. The aircraft departed the runway, continued down an embankment and impacted a line of heavy brush.
The aircraft was substantially damaged. There were no injuries.
Airman was counseled iaw cp as to pilot responsibilities during abnormal occurrences.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 9, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 HOURS, N210BG, A CESSNA 210 AIRCRAFT, WAS EN ROUTE FROM NERVINO/BECKWOURTH (A02) TO VISALIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (VIS). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE PREDOMINANT.
THE AIRMAN STATED THAT HE OBSERVED SEVERAL FASTENERS "POP" OPEN ON THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE COWLING AND A FEW MINUTES LATER SEVERAL MORE "POPPED" OPEN. THE AIRMAN, FEARING THAT THE ENGINE COWLING MIGHT SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN EXPEDITED LANDING TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT (GOO) GRASS VALLEY.
THE AIRMAN STATED THAT HE WAS QUITE NERVOUS THAT THE ENGINE COWLING MIGHT SEPARATE AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT CONTROL SURFACES AND WANTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE LOSING THE ENGINE COWLING IN FLIGHT.
DURING LANDING AT GOO THE PILOT APPROACHED AT A STEEPER THAN NORMAL ANGLE AND LANDED APPROXIMATELY MID-FIELD. PILOT APPLIED MAXIMUM BRAKING AS WELL AS AERODYNAMIC BRAKING BUT COULD NOT STOP THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, CONTINUED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND IMPACTED A LINE OF HEAVY BRUSH.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
AIRMAN WAS COUNSELED IAW CP AS TO PILOT RESPONSIBILITIES DURING ABNORMAL OCCURRENCES.
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