STUART, FL, USA
N6164N
CESSNA 210M
THE ACFT ENG FAILED IN FLT & THE PLT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT NIGHT IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE FIELD WAS ON SANDY TERRAIN THAT HAD BEEN CONTOURED TO BE AN ORANGE GROVE. WHILE LANDING ON THE UNEVEN SOFT TERRAIN, THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED. AN EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED THE #2 PISTON PIN & CONNECTING ROD HAD FAILED. FATIGUE CRACKS WERE NOTED IN THE FRACTURE AREA OF BOTH PARTS. THERE WERE INDICATIONS THAT THE PISTON PIN HAD FAILED 1ST, THEN THE ROD FAILED & PENETRATED THE ENG CASE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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