Engine failure in-flight.

Attributes
ACN	290041
Time
Date	199411
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 79d
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11400 msl bound upper : 11400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	290041
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Aircraft P210 broke crank shaft: 1978. Engine had 600 hours on remanufactured engine. If 1994 technology was used this would not have happened. Engine quit at 11400 ft. Pilot was able to glide 12 mi and land at ashtabula county airport. Aircraft was not damaged other than costly engine. Gear horn made trip unbearable. Pilot was communicating with ZOB at time of emergency. Then given heading to airport 120 degrees and 12 KTS mi then handed off to erie departure. Emergency was declared and all emergency procedures were followed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENG FAILURE INFLT.

Narrative: ACFT P210 BROKE CRANK SHAFT: 1978. ENG HAD 600 HRS ON REMANUFACTURED ENG. IF 1994 TECHNOLOGY WAS USED THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. ENG QUIT AT 11400 FT. PLT WAS ABLE TO GLIDE 12 MI AND LAND AT ASHTABULA COUNTY ARPT. ACFT WAS NOT DAMAGED OTHER THAN COSTLY ENG. GEAR HORN MADE TRIP UNBEARABLE. PLT WAS COMMUNICATING WITH ZOB AT TIME OF EMER. THEN GIVEN HEADING TO ARPT 120 DEGS AND 12 KTS MI THEN HANDED OFF TO ERIE DEP. EMER WAS DECLARED AND ALL EMER PROCS WERE FOLLOWED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.