- Date
- August 23, 1990, 10:50 local (16:50 UTC)
- Place
- Edgewood, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5397VCessna T-210-L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900823035359A
- Case key
- 17980
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Probable cause
Engine failure due to a broken connecting rod. A factor was the rough uneven terrain available for the forced landing.
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 private pilot reported during initial climb, following an annual inspection, which included replacement of three cylinders, the engine began to make noises and quit. The plane had attained 400 feet AGL, and the pilot attempted to land on a road. The plane landed short in a rough field, slid 550 feet, crossed a ditch, an arroyo, the road, and struck a dirt bank. The left wing spar, fuselage, engine mount and firewall were damaged. A postaccident engine teardown revealed that the number two rod had failed and caused an engine stoppage. The rod showed evidence of under lubrication and overheating. The investigation found no evidence that the rod had been removed during the maintenance.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5397V
- Reported as
- Cessna T-210-L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21060932
- Airframe hours
- 2,508
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-RCH, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Anthony B. Brothers
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 22, 1990 · 1 hours before
- Destination
- NM51
- Airport
- NONE
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 361 total · 66 in this make and model · 361 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.