ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45681
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| Date: | Sunday 9 December 2001 |
| Time: | 10:51 |
| Type: |  Cessna T210M Turbo Centurion |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N317RG |
| MSN: | 21062186 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2100 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Monticello, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Terrell Field, TX (TRL/KTRL) |
| Monticello Municipal Ellis Field, AR (KLLQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On December 9, 2001, at 1051 central standard time, a Cessna T210-M airplane, N317RG, registered to and operated by the pilot was destroyed when it impacted a highway construction vehicle and the ground during a forced landing after a loss of engine power near Monticello, Arkansas. The private pilot and his passenger sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The cross-country flight originated at 0900 from the Terrell Municipal Airport, Terrell, Texas, and was en route to Charlotte, North Carolina.
The pilot reported to ATC that he was having engine problems. Subsequently, the radar showed that the aircraft descended at an average rate of about 1,090 feet per minute over the next 4 minutes. A witness observed the airplane approaching from the south at "tree top level" apparently attempting to land on a highway. As the airplane approached the highway, it struck an asphalt compactor and "burst into flames." Teardown examination of the engine revealed that the #2 connecting rod had separated from the crankshaft during engine operation. No evidence of engine lubrication distress was found and the fractured surfaces from the connecting rod components all showed evidence of overload.
Probable Cause: The separation of the #2 connecting rod and subsequent catastrophic failure of the engine. A factor was the in-flight collision with a vehicle while maneuvering to a emergency landing area.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20011221X02432&key=1
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Dec-2017 13:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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