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C210 pilot on an IFR flight plan declared an emergency and was forced to make a pwrless landing on a road due to sudden engine power loss. There were no injuries are damage to the aircraft or other property.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 539687 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : che.vor |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 780 flight time type : 180 |
| ASRS Report | 539687 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine power other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
In cruise mode on cross country flight from ege to bzn experienced catastrophic engine failure along colorado/wyoming border about 25 mi west of baggs, wy. Conditions were daylight VMC, light surface winds, under IFR flight plan, in contact with ZDV. Performed engine out landing on gravel road with no damage to aircraft, property and without injuries. Remained in contact with center through relay with overflying aircraft until we reported down and safe. Engine instruments were in normal range at time of failure. Subsequent inspection showed broken crank shaft in engine -- cause unknown at this time. Engine did not respond to initial emergency procedures and propeller seized as airspeed was slowed to best glide.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C210 PLT ON AN IFR FLT PLAN DECLARED AN EMER AND WAS FORCED TO MAKE A PWRLESS LNDG ON A ROAD DUE TO SUDDEN ENG PWR LOSS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES ARE DAMAGE TO THE ACFT OR OTHER PROPERTY.
Narrative: IN CRUISE MODE ON XCOUNTRY FLT FROM EGE TO BZN EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC ENG FAILURE ALONG COLORADO/WYOMING BORDER ABOUT 25 MI W OF BAGGS, WY. CONDITIONS WERE DAYLIGHT VMC, LIGHT SURFACE WINDS, UNDER IFR FLT PLAN, IN CONTACT WITH ZDV. PERFORMED ENG OUT LNDG ON GRAVEL ROAD WITH NO DAMAGE TO ACFT, PROPERTY AND WITHOUT INJURIES. REMAINED IN CONTACT WITH CTR THROUGH RELAY WITH OVERFLYING ACFT UNTIL WE RPTED DOWN AND SAFE. ENG INSTS WERE IN NORMAL RANGE AT TIME OF FAILURE. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION SHOWED BROKEN CRANK SHAFT IN ENG -- CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. ENG DID NOT RESPOND TO INITIAL EMER PROCS AND PROP SEIZED AS AIRSPD WAS SLOWED TO BEST GLIDE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.