20240121001159A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 210D · Paris, TN · January 21, 2024

Date
January 21, 2024 · 18:24 local
Place
Paris, TN
Airport
Henry County Airport
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3857Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA24LA095
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
494 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On January 21st, 2024, at approximately 5PM local time privacy data omitted (PIC) and safety pilot privacy data omitted departed from mc keller-sipes regional jackson TN (kmkl) in privacy data omitted (1964 Cessna 210D) for a training flight in the local area. At 2215 z local weather was reported from kyle-oakley field 10 statue mile, clear skies, minus 1 degree celsius, and barometric pressure 30.53 inches of mercury. After a touch and go at kyle-oakley field (kcey) the aircraft was bound for jackson TN (kmkl) to land. The pilot in command climbed up to 6500 ft and entered cruise and a heading of 180 degrees. Seven minuets into cruise there was a loud bang and vibration from the engine as the engine lost power and oil covered the windshield. The pilot in command transferred the flight controls to the safety pilot who started the emergency procedures and proceeded to contact memphis center to declare an emergency. The crew lined up with runway 20 and flew to the airport and the aircraft landed just outside the airport property fence. The aircraft went thru the fence and became entangled on the right main landing gear which became taught and flipped the aircraft on its top. The aircraft came to rest at 36.20.39 n 88.22.54 w with the nose pointing 070 degrees, 675 feet north and 60 feet west of center line of runway 20. All major components of the aircraft were accounted for at the scene. Visible structural damage included but was not limited to both wings, nose, struts, fuselage, and the tail section. There were large amounts of oil on the belly and engine cowling. The two pilots exited the aircraft with minor injuries. The root cause was the engine had catastrophic failure which led to the aircraft gliding to a landing and flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 21ST, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 5PM LOCAL TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (PIC) AND SAFETY PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED FROM MC KELLER-SIPES REGIONAL JACKSON TN (KMKL) IN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (1964 CESSNA 210D) FOR A TRAINING FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA. AT 2215 Z LOCAL WEATHER WAS REPORTED FROM KYLE-OAKLEY FIELD 10 STATUE MILE, CLEAR SKIES, MINUS 1 DEGREE CELSIUS, AND BAROMETRIC PRESSURE 30.53 INCHES OF MERCURY. AFTER A TOUCH AND GO AT KYLE-OAKLEY FIELD (KCEY) THE AIRCRAFT WAS BOUND FOR JACKSON TN (KMKL) TO LAND. THE PILOT IN COMMAND CLIMBED UP TO 6500 FT AND ENTERED CRUISE AND A HEADING OF 180 DEGREES. SEVEN MINUETS INTO CRUISE THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND VIBRATION FROM THE ENGINE AS THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND OIL COVERED THE WINDSHIELD. THE PILOT IN COMMAND TRANSFERRED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS TO THE SAFETY PILOT WHO STARTED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND PROCEEDED TO CONTACT MEMPHIS CENTER TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. THE CREW LINED UP WITH RUNWAY 20 AND FLEW TO THE AIRPORT AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED JUST OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT PROPERTY FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT WENT THRU THE FENCE AND BECAME ENTANGLED ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHICH BECAME TAUGHT AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS TOP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT 36.20.39 N 88.22.54 W WITH THE NOSE POINTING 070 DEGREES, 675 FEET NORTH AND 60 FEET WEST OF CENTER LINE OF RUNWAY 20. ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE ACCOUNTED FOR AT THE SCENE. VISIBLE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE INCLUDED BUT WAS NOT LIMITED TO BOTH WINGS, NOSE, STRUTS, FUSELAGE, AND THE TAIL SECTION. THERE WERE LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL ON THE BELLY AND ENGINE COWLING. THE TWO PILOTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE ROOT CAUSE WAS THE ENGINE HAD CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHICH LED TO THE AIRCRAFT GLIDING TO A LANDING AND FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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