- Date
- January 16, 1985, 08:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Troutdale, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6475BCessna T210M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850116001289A
- Case key
- 40104
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Analysis
Shortly after takeoff plt felt a 'tick' in the engine. Plt reduced pwr and headed back to Troutdale. Engine quit over the threshold of rwy 07 as plt was making a 360 deg turn. Acft touched down short of rwy 07 contacting small bushes and trees. Inspection revealed the external oil line from the engine oil scavenge pump and turbo supercharger fractrued allowing a loss of all but 1 1/2 qts oil which resulted in a crankshaft seizure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6475B
- Reported as
- Cessna T210M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 62772
- Airframe hours
- 1,209
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Sports Aair
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 1, 1985 · 31 hours before
- Departed
- TTD · Troutdale, OR
- Destination
- MFR · Medford, OR
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- TTD · Troutdale, runway 7, 4,640 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,049 total · 108 in this make and model · 2,541 as pilot in command · 228 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 20 knots, gusting 28
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TTD, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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