Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary FTW82DA377

GAGE, NM, USA

Aircraft #1

N5237W

CESSNA P210N

Analysis

WHILE ON A VFR CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM TUCSON, AZ TO ROSWELL, NM, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE DESERT. THE ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED THAT THE OIL PASSAGE WHICH FEEDS THE NUMBER 2 AND 3 MAIN BEARING JOURNALS HAD NOT BEEN DRILLED PROPERLY.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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