Aviation Accident Preliminary Report - National Transportation Safety Board
Investigator In Charge (IIC): Boggs, Daniel
The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Albany, New York
Location: Monticello, New York
Accident Number: ERA22LA317
Date and Time: July 15, 2022, 12:45 Local
Registration: N6195R
Aircraft: Cessna T210F
Injuries: 1 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
On July 15, 2022, at 1245 eastern daylight time, a Cessna T210F, N6195R, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Monticello, New York. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot stated that he conducted an uneventful flight earlier during the day from Maine to Sussex County Airport (FWN), Sussex, New Jersey, to fly a potential buyer in the airplane, which he was selling. After the short flight, the pilot dropped off the potential buyer at FWN and planned to fly to Sullivan County International Airport (MSV), Monticello, New York, for fuel prior to returning to Maine. Upon beginning a descent to MSV the engine began losing power and “making noises.” The pilot verified fuel quantity and mixture settings. He also estimated that 10 gallons of fuel remained in each tank. He switched fuel tanks, but the power loss continued. He subsequently began looking for a place to land the airplane.
The pilot then heard what sounded like an “explosion” from the engine. The oil service door blew open and began spewing oil and smoke from the service door opening, covering the windscreen. Smoke then began entering the cabin. The pilot reported selecting the flaps and landing gear down but did not have time to verify extension. He identified a field as an emergency landing location. As the airplane approached the field, about 200 ft above the ground, the pilot observed high voltage powerlines crossing the field and he repositioned the airplane for a landing on a road. He landed on the road but did not think the landing gear was down since the airplane did not have hydraulic power. The airplane caught on fire, and he egressed before the cockpit was consumed.
Post-accident examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that landing gear was not extended, and that the engine had a large section of the crankcase missing from the forward left side. The No. 6 connecting rod was laying on top of the engine and the crankshaft and camshaft were fractured.
The wreckage was retained for further examination.
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Cessna
Registration: N6195R
Model/Series: T210F
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator:
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KMSV,1403 ft msl
Observation Time: 12:56 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 7 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 26°C /11°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Few / 6500 ft AGL
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: / ,
Lowest Ceiling:
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.2 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Departure Point: Sussex, NJ (FWN)
Destination: Swan Lake, NY (MSV)
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Destroyed
Passenger Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Fire: On-ground
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 None
Latitude, Longitude: 41.637113,-74.670615 (est)
Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances.
Date: 15-JUL-22
Time: 17:15:00Z
Regis#: N6195R
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 210
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: UNKNOWN
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: DESTROYED
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
Operation: 91
City: THOMPSON
State: NEW YORK
The pilot, 66 year-old Mark Simmons from Troy, Maine, walked away uninjured.
It was just before 1 p.m. when the single-engine aircraft went down approximately three miles south of the Village of Monticello and at the border with the Town of Forestburgh.
According to the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, Simmons was piloting his Cessna 210 from Sussex, New Jersey, to the Sullivan County Airport in Bethel when he experienced engine trouble approximately nine miles out.
Simmons then managed to set the plane down on a stretch of State Route 42 that had minimal traffic at the time. He emerged from the aircraft by himself before the front end was consumed in flames.
Simmons was the only person onboard the aircraft.
The Monticello and Forestburgh Fire Departments responded to the scene, along with the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office and later the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The Rock Hill Fire Department, Mobilemedic EMS and the New York State Department of Transportation assisted at the scene as well.
Route 42 was shut down in both directions from the crash site with traffic being diverted along back roads.
“Thank god no one was injured or killed,” said Sullivan County Sheriff Mike Schiff, a pilot himself.
The crash remains under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board along with the FAA.
Catastrophic uncontained engine failure. Number six connecting rod was found on top of the rear of the crankcase, behind a football-sized hole in the top front of the crankcase.
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