ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365552
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| Date: | Monday 25 March 1991 |
| Time: | 10:01 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T210N |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6237Y |
| MSN: | 21064303 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL T510-520R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Milleville, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Worchester, MA |
| Washington, DC (DCA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING DESCENT TO AVOID ICING CONDITIONS, THE PILOT STATED, 'I FELT A SURGE EFFECT FROM THE ENGINE. THE OIL PRESSURE GAGE WENT TO 0 AND THE MP (MANIFOLD PRESSURE) WENT TO 15 17 INCHES. FUEL PUMP USE AND MIXTURE RICH DID NOTHING. WE STEERED TO A...FIELD...AFTER TOUCHDOWN...THE WHEELS HIT A BOGGY AREA, THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT BROKE...WE NOSED OVER.' AN ENGINE TEARDOWN AT THE FACTORY REVEALED AN EXHAUST VALVE FROM NUMBER 5 CYLINDER HAD BROKEN OFF RESULTING IN A CONNECTING ROD FAILURE AND EVENTUAL CATASTROPHIC FRACTURE OF THE ENGINE CASING.
Probable Cause: THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER CAUSED BY MECHANICAL FAILURE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE PILOT LANDING THE AIRPLANE ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC91LA094
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 11:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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