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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 210K · Brent, AL · November 21, 2021

Date: November 21, 2021 · 08:26 local
Place: Brent, AL
Airport: Bibb County
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5779J
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA22LA071
Reported as: Cessna 210K
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,560 total

N5779JRegistered now · Cessna 210KS/N 21059479 · Built 1971 Airframe modelCessna 210K Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft departed tuscaloosa regional airport (tcl) on an IFR flight plan enroute to sky park (18FD) airport in baker Florida. Enroute at 7000 feet the pilot received a voice alert to check oil pressure, original oil pressure gage read nearly zero, jpi EDM830 showed zero oil pressure. Pilot declared and emergency and turned to Bibb County (0A8) airport but was unable to make the airport, diverted to highway 5 and struck 3 road signs with right wing before veering right off of road and down into a ditch, struck trees with the right wing and spun clockwise 170 degrees and came to rest when the left wing struck another set of trees. Pilot escaped with minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL AIRPORT (TCL) ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN ENROUTE TO SKY PARK (18FD) AIRPORT IN BAKER FLORIDA. ENROUTE AT 7000 FEET THE PILOT RECEIVED A VOICE ALERT TO CHECK OIL PRESSURE, ORIGINAL OIL PRESSURE GAGE READ NEARLY ZERO, JPI EDM830 SHOWED ZERO OIL PRESSURE. PILOT DECLARED AND EMERGENCY AND TURNED TO BIBB COUNTY (0A8) AIRPORT BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE AIRPORT, DIVERTED TO HIGHWAY 5 AND STRUCK 3 ROAD SIGNS WITH RIGHT WING BEFORE VEERING RIGHT OFF OF ROAD AND DOWN INTO A DITCH, STRUCK TREES WITH THE RIGHT WING AND SPUN CLOCKWISE 170 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST WHEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK ANOTHER SET OF TREES. PILOT ESCAPED WITH MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ERA22LA071Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBrent, ALThe inadequate maintenance of the oil filter adapter, which resulted in in an engine oil leak and subsequent loss engine oil pressure, and the subsequent off-airport landing.Nov 21, 2021 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5779J · 1

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

Incident 20020228001459ILevel Off Touchdown · Nashville, TN(-23) Pilot/owner was performing a maintenance check after annual inspection and was distracted by another aircraft in the traffic pattern and forgot to lower the gear.[privacy data omitted] The damage is very minor other than engine inspection and prop…Feb 28, 2002 · Minor damage