- Date
- January 5, 1993, 08:40 local (14:40 UTC)
- Place
- Metropolis, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N732FBCessna T210K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930105000579A
- Case key
- 15645
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Probable cause
The fatigue failure of the exhaust valve.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated while operating in cruise flight at 9,000 feet on an IFR flight plan, the engine '...gave a jolt and failed.' He requested and received vectors towards the nearest airport. He reported he broke out of the clouds at 1,700 feet MSL over hilly wooded terrain. He made a forced landing in a small, muddy corn field. The airplane nosed over during an intentional ground loop to avoid trees at the end of the field. Postaccident examination revealed the loss of engine power was due to a failed exhaust valve in the #2 cylinder. Metallurgical examination of the fractured valve revealed fatigue cracking initiating from multiple origins on opposite sides of the fracture face. The engine had 1869 hours total time, with 671 hours since major overhaul. Examination revealed no material imperfections, and the material hardness exceeded manufacturer's minimum specifications.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N732FB
- Reported as
- Cessna T210K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21061471
- Airframe hours
- 1,869
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-B, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William E. Dill
- Registered owner
- Bowles, Myron
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 21, 1992 · 98 hours before
- Departed
- C24 · Downer'S Grove, IL
- Destination
- HAB · Hamilton, AL
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 16,100 total · 597 in this make and model · 15,503 as pilot in command · 156 in the last 90 days · 41 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,100 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 32 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PAH, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.