# NTSB FTW82DA377: Cessna P210N, N5237W, Gage, NM, September 12, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 12, 1982, 11:10 local (17:10 UTC)
- Place: Gage, NM
- Coordinates: 32.260597, -107.749763 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2606&lon=-107.7498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70796
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA377
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70796/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA377

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, cruise - normal
  - engine assembly,crankcase - other (cause)
  - maintenance - improper, manufacturer (cause)
  - inadequate quality control, manufacturer (cause)
  - lubricating system - blocked(partial) (cause)
  - fluid,oil - starvation (cause)
  - engine assembly,connecting rod - failure,total (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - fluid,oil - leak (contributing factor)
  - window,flight compartment window/windshield - dirty(foggy) (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - reduced, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

WHILE ON A VFR CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM TUCSON, AZ TO ROSWELL, NM, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE DESERT. THE ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED THAT THE OIL PASSAGE WHICH FEEDS THE NUMBER 2 AND 3 MAIN BEARING JOURNALS HAD NOT BEEN DRILLED PROPERLY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5237W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: P21000660
- Airframe hours: 197
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-52O-P 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Robert J. Leonard
- Registered owner: Robert J. Leonard
- Departed: C, TUSCON, AZ
- Destination: C, ROSWELL, NM
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,607 total, 961 in this make and model, 1,525 as pilot in command, 34 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 250° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Temperature: 138 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820912045299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820912045299A), Sep 12, 1982: Cessna P210N, Gage, NM, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Crash landed in the desert. Oil passage in crankcase that feeds main bearings not drilled thru.

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.

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