ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364655
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| Date: | Saturday 24 August 1991 |
| Time: | 05:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210L |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2190S |
| MSN: | 21061151 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-H4B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cheyenne, WY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wheatland, WY (EAN |
| Ft. Collins, CO (3V5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
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.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA91LA221
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 17:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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