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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T210M · Butler, PA · November 9, 1985

Date: November 9, 1985 · 18:30 local
Place: Butler, PA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6629B
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC86LA032
Reported as: Cessna T210M
Reported engine: Continental IO520L
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N6629BRegistration cancelled Mar 8, 1989 · Cessna T210MS/N 21062803 Airframe modelCessna T210M

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What happened

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

(.4)The plt had flown to new jersey, dropped off a passenger and was returning to Butler, PA, when a pwr loss occurred. The eng failed on base to final to rwy 26 when the position of the mixture was changed to the rich position. The plt stalled the acft into trees during the forced landing. The acft received substantial damage but there was no fire. The left wing fuel supplies were ruptured at the wing root and no fuel was found in the left wing tank. The right wing tank was still attached to the airframe and the integral fuel tank had about 5 gallons of fuel and showed no signs of contamination. Fuel reservoir tanks feeding the fuel selector valves had no fuel.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE PLT HAD FLOWN TO NEW JERSEY, DROPPED OFF A PASSENGER AND WAS RETURNING TO BUTLER, PA, WHEN A PWR LOSS OCCURRED. THE ENG FAILED ON BASE TO FINAL TO RWY 26 WHEN THE POSITION OF THE MIXTURE WAS CHANGED TO THE RICH POSITION. THE PLT STALLED THE ACFT INTO TREES DURING THE FORCED LANDING. THE ACFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BUT THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE LEFT WING FUEL SUPPLIES WERE RUPTURED AT THE WING ROOT AND NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT WING TANK. THE RIGHT WING TANK WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE AIRFRAME AND THE INTEGRAL FUEL TANK HAD ABOUT 5 GALLONS OF FUEL AND SHOWED NO SIGNS OF CONTAMINATION. FUEL RESERVOIR TANKS FEEDING THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVES HAD NO FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB NYC86LA032Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportButler, PAThe plt had flown to new jersey, dropped off a passenger and was returning to Butler, PA, when a pwr loss occurred. The eng failed on base to final to rwy 26 when the position of the mixture was changed to the rich position. The plt stalled the acft into…Nov 9, 1985 · Substantial damage