- Date
- September 22, 1986, 19:15 local (Sep 23, 1986, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Old Monroe, MO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6163NCessna T210M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860922086379A
- Case key
- 34251
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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 PIC had initiated his descent ot his destination arpt when he rptd experiencing eng pblms. The rough running eng finally quit and the PIC made a forced lndg to an open fld. The subsequent lndg encountered a ditch and the nose gear collapsed. Exam of the eng revealed that the exhaust valve of one of the cylinders had failed in fatigue. Metallugical exam noted that it was a low stress, high cycle fatigue failure of the exhaust valve stem near the valve face. The eng had been completely ovhld 60 operational flt hrs prior to this failure. Valves utilized dug ovhl met mnfgrs spec.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6163N
- Reported as
- Cessna T210M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21062934
- Airframe hours
- 1,973
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Roederer Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Roederer Aviation Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 7, 1986 · 52 hours before
- Departed
- PPQ · Pittsfield, IL
- Destination
- SUS · St. Louis, MO
- Airport
- Sprit Of St. Louis
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
- 26
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,215 total · 302 in this make and model · 2,037 as pilot in command · 164 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 70° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- STL, 8 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.
Other investigations on N6163N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.