- Date
- June 4, 1982, 19:30 local (Jun 5, 1982, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Wichita Falls, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5280VCessna 210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820604020759A
- Case key
- 73043
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After climbing to 2500 ft the engine suddenly lost power and quit. The pilot lowered the landing gear and shut down all switches but did not extend the flaps. During the ensuing emergency landing the aircraft nosed over in a wheat field. Engine examination revealed a piston pin that had broken as a result of metal fatigue.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5280V
- Reported as
- Cessna 210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21060895
- Airframe hours
- 925
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-L, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William S. Duke
- Registered owner
- William S. Duke
- Departed
- Wichita Falls, TX
- Destination
- San Antonio, TX
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
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,519 total · 1,480 in this make and model · 1,379 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 160 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SPS
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5280V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.