A C-210 engine failed at 4;500 ft but the pilot was unable to glide to a divert airport as the passe...

Attributes
ACN	1195291
Time
Date	201408
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 7000 Flight Crew Type 200
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Event / Encounter Gear Up Landing

Narrative:

Departed and set up cruise flight westbound. Planned profile was an aircraft familiarization flight for another pilot and then return to the departure airport. Approximately 30 minutes into the flight; I noticed a slight engine roughness. This lasted about 30 seconds. The roughness then grew to a noticeably rough-running engine and power decay. We had a divert airport in sight. I took the controls and began to prepare for landing but did not begin configuring. After a minute or so; the engine failed and the propeller did not windmill. I decided that we could not make the glide to the nearby airport and chose a paved road for landing. Flaps were extended normally but the landing gear failed to extend. My passenger operated the alternate extension hand pump for the gear. The main gear extended but the nose gear did not. I landed on the road and the airplane traveled approximately 400 ft on the main gear and nose. After egress; I contacted 911; the FSDO; and my insurance company. We pushed the airplane into an unused driveway so that the road was clear. The FAA did not visit the scene but accepted a report completed by the highway patrol.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C-210 engine failed at 4;500 FT but the pilot was unable to glide to a divert airport as the passenger pumped only the main gear down. A safe off airport landing was completed with the nose gear retracted.

Narrative: Departed and set up cruise flight westbound. Planned profile was an aircraft familiarization flight for another pilot and then return to the departure airport. Approximately 30 minutes into the flight; I noticed a slight engine roughness. This lasted about 30 seconds. The roughness then grew to a noticeably rough-running engine and power decay. We had a divert airport in sight. I took the controls and began to prepare for landing but did not begin configuring. After a minute or so; the engine failed and the propeller did not windmill. I decided that we could not make the glide to the nearby airport and chose a paved road for landing. Flaps were extended normally but the landing gear failed to extend. My passenger operated the alternate extension hand pump for the gear. The main gear extended but the nose gear did not. I landed on the road and the airplane traveled approximately 400 FT on the main gear and nose. After egress; I contacted 911; the FSDO; and my insurance company. We pushed the airplane into an unused driveway so that the road was clear. The FAA did not visit the scene but accepted a report completed by the highway patrol.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

A C-210 engine failed at 4;500 ft but the pilot was unable to glide to a divert airport as the passenger pumped only the main gear down. A safe off airport landing was completed with the nose gear retracted.