BURNS, OR, USA
N5427A
CESSNA T210N
THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT DURING CRUISE FLT ON A BRIGHT MOONLIT NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY FLT AT 8000 FT AGL, 28 NM WEST OF BURNS, OR. THE PILOT REVERSED COURSE IN AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND FOLLOWED A STRAIGHT 50 FT WIDE HWY TOWARD BURNS. AT APPROX 500 FT. AGL THE PILOT OBSERVED THE ROAD WINDING INTO LOW HILLS AND DECIDED TO REVERSE COURSE AGAIN TO LAND ON THE ROAD TO THE WEST. HE WAS UNABLE TO LINE UP WITH THE ROAD DUE TO LOW LEVEL MANEUVERING TO AVOID HILLS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SOFT DESERT TERRAIN 100 FT. FROM THE ROAD AND NOSED OVER. LAB EXAM OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT REVEALED A SURFACE ORIGIN HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE FRACTURE. THE CRANKSHAFT DID NOT HAVE AD 87-23-08 COMPLIED WITH.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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