Cessna 210D N3857Y

Summary

On 22 January 2024 at about 00:15 local time, a Cessna 210D registered N3857Y was involved in an accident near Paris, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 January 2024 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Paris, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Henry County Airport (PHT)

Coordinates

36.3364, -88.3831

Aircraft

Cessna 210D

Registration

N3857Y

Category

Airplane

Year built

1964

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Murray → Jackson

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ERA24LA095

Nobody was injured.

The disruption of torque to the No 4 connecting rod journals, which resulted in a spun bearing and the subsequent total loss of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilots reported the airplane started to shake violently during cruise flight, and oil then covered the windscreen. The engine subsequently lost all power. The flight instructor took control of the airplane and performed a forced landing to a nearby airport. During the forced landing, the airplane’s main landing gear contacted the airport perimeter fence, resulting in the airplane nosing over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the engine firewall. Postaccident examination of the engine revealed that the No. 4 cylinder crankshaft connecting rod journals showed evidence of lubrication distress and metal transfer between the bearing and the journal. Review of the airplane’s maintenance logbooks revealed that three of the engine’s six cylinders were replaced about 3 years before the accident, with the remaining three having been replaced about 2 years before the accident. Given this information, and the condition of the No. 4 connecting rod journals, it is likely that the torque on the journals was disrupted during the cylinder replacement(s) which resulted in a spun bearing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.