19811030071979A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna P210N · Phoenix, AZ · October 30, 1981

Date
October 30, 1981 · 17:16 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Deer Valley
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4773P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82FUJ04
Reported as
Cessna P210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520P
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,000 total1,000 in this make and model410 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine failed to respond on final to arrest high sink rate. Hard landing on runway. Fuel selector in off position.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND ON FINAL TO ARREST HIGH SINK RATE. HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY. FUEL SELECTOR IN OFF POSITION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.