Cessna 210 pilot suffers catastrophic engine failure shortly after takeoff. Lands safely in field.

Attributes
ACN	816070
Time
Date	200812
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1027 flight time type : 546
ASRS Report	816070
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Catastrophic engine failure with rod component through top of engine case. IFR departure from ZZZ with charity passenger and co-pilot. Departed runway 14 and vectored to 080 degrees; then southeast. Rolled level and loud bang and heavy shudder of engine. Turned boost pump on; manipulated throttle with no help. RPM stayed about 1000-1200 RPM. Oil pressure = 0. Declared emergency and turned direct ZZZ and cleared to airport. Unable to make it to ZZZ. Considered highway; but heavy traffic. Located open snow field and committed with good approach and landing -- no damage. Approximately 4 minutes of time involved. This confirms about changing your mind only once! And fly the airplane!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Cessna 210 pilot suffers catastrophic engine failure shortly after takeoff. Lands safely in field.

Narrative: Catastrophic engine failure with rod component through top of engine case. IFR Departure from ZZZ with charity passenger and Co-pilot. Departed Runway 14 and vectored to 080 degrees; then southeast. Rolled level and loud bang and heavy shudder of engine. Turned boost pump on; manipulated throttle with no help. RPM stayed about 1000-1200 RPM. Oil pressure = 0. Declared emergency and turned direct ZZZ and cleared to airport. Unable to make it to ZZZ. Considered highway; but heavy traffic. Located open snow field and committed with good approach and landing -- no damage. Approximately 4 minutes of time involved. This confirms about changing your mind only ONCE! And FLY THE AIRPLANE!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.