| Status |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date | Friday 7 January 1983 |
| Time | 18:13 LT |
| Type |
 Cessna P210N |
| Operator | Private |
| Registration | N3886P |
| MSN | P21000068 |
| Year of manufature | 1978 |
| Engines | Continental TSIO-520-P |
| Crew | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total occupants | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage | Substantial |
| Location | Glade Park, CO  United States of America
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| Phase | En route |
| Nature | Executive |
| Departure Airport | Broomfield, CO (KBJC) |
| Destination Airport | Tonopah, NV (KTPH) |
| Narrative | THE ACFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT SAID HE LOST MANIFOLD AND OILPRESSURE AND TURNED BACK TOWARD GRAND JUNCTION WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING LOUD NOISES. A LANDING WAS MADE ON A SLIPPERY ROAD AND THE ACFT SKIDDED AND COLLAPSED THE GEAR. TELEDYNE-CONTINENTAL DECIDED THAT A THRUST WASHER HALF HAD BEEN LEFT OUT OF THE ENGINE DURING MANUFACTURE. THIS ALLOWED EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT OF THE CRANKSHAFT WHICH SIDE-LOADED AND FAILED #2 CONNECTING ROD AND DAMAGED #1 ROD. Probable Cause: |
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