NEAR LABELLE, FL, USA
N5980F
CESSNA 210H
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE DURING A FORCED LANDING AND CARTWHEELED ABOUT 150 FEET INTO A PALMETTO GROVE. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE DESCENT TO LABELLE THE ENGINE BACKFIRED, LOST POWER AND THE WINDSHIELD BECAME COVERED WITH OIL. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON A NEARBY ROAD. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THAT THE #5 CYLINDER PISTON CONNECTING ROD CAP RETAINING BOLT, PART #629340 HAD FAILED. THE CONNECTING ROD AND CAP FRACTURED AND RUPTURED THEENGINE CASE ADJACENT TO #5 CYLINDER.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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