- Date
- August 24, 1991, 05:30 local (11:30 UTC)
- Place
- Cheyenne, WY
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2190SCessna C-210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910824036579A
- Case key
- 41522
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Probable cause
Maintenance personnel did not perform a proper top overhaul. This resulted in engine failure due to the failure of a connecting rod bearing. Factors include the hard landing resulting from the premature landing flare by the pilot.
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 acft eng lost power about 1500 ft AGL and the pilot initiated an emergency forced landing to an open field. The pilot maneuvered at a low altitude during the descent, stalled the acft, which landed hard and nosed over. Exam of the engine revealed the main bearings had shifted, blocked lubrication ports, and the no 1 rod bearing failed from lack of lubrication. The eng had 35 hrs flt time since top overhaul.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2190S
- Reported as
- Cessna C-210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21061151
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-H4B, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gary D. Schmitz
- Registered owner
- Gary D. Schmitz
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- EAN · Wheatland, WY
- Destination
- 3V5 · Ft. Collins, CO
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 780 total · 444 in this make and model · 696 as pilot in command · 72 in the last 90 days · 43 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 260° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CYS, 15 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.