# Accident 19921226051749A: Cessna T210L, Coleman, TX, December 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1992, 14:00 local time
- Place: Coleman, TX
- Airport: Coleman Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8309° N, 99.4206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8309&lon=-99.4206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5159Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5159Q-1996-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 275 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921226051749A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

REPORTED ENGINE FAILED ON PRACTICE NDB APPROACH. LANDED IN SOFT FIELD AND NOSED OVER.NO ABNORMALIES IN ENGINE NOTED

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW93LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA058), Dec 26, 1992: Cessna T210L (N5159Q), Coleman, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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