What was found
AIRCRAFT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT HAD BROKEN BETWEEN CYLINDERS TWO AND THREE.
- Difficulty date
- January 23, 2003
- Submitted
- February 10, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N6572X
- Make and model
- Cessna 210
- Aircraft serial
- 57572
- Engine
- Cont IO470E
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Crankshaft
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Engine
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- E, Y
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.