# Accident 20211121019729A: Cessna 210K, Brent, AL, November 21, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2021, 08:26 local time
- Place: Brent, AL
- Airport: Bibb County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9275° N, 87.1852° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9275&lon=-87.1852&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5779J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5779J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210K (registry code 2073446, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,560 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211121019729A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA22LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA071), Nov 21, 2021: Cessna 210 (N5779J), Brent, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N5779J (1)

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

- [Incident 20020228001459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020228001459I), Feb 28, 2002: Cessna 210K (N5779J), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. (-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…

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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