- Date
- March 20, 1991, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- New Orleans, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N219CGCessna 210
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910320006569A
- Case key
- 23314
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Probable cause
The power loss due to fatigue induced crankshaft failure. Factors were the pilot's continued operation with known mechanical malfunction and the lack of suitable terrain 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
During a day takeoff, the airplane experienced a complete loss of engine power due to an internal mechanical failure. The engine had been running rough and had a history of high vibrations. Following his emergency declaration, the pilot landed on airport property adjacent to the runway over-run. During the landing roll, the nose gear sheared and the airplane nosed over to the inverted position. Technical assistance from the manufacturer had identified an internal problem that was developing the vibratory loads. The pilot was fully aware of the manufacturers analysis, but chose to continue to operate the airplane without engine maintenance being performed. Engine disassembly revealed crankshaft failure with multiple zones of fatigue.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N219CG
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21060303
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-L, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Cgs Aviation
- Registered owner
- Cgs Aviation
- Destination
- GWO · Greenwood, MS
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MSY · New Orleans, runway 1
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
- 36
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 3,850 as pilot in command · 80 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- 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.