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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna T210F · Frederick, MD · October 6, 1993

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Date
October 6, 1993 · 17:35 local
Place
Frederick, MD
Airport
Frederick Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6773R
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC94LA006
Reported as
Cessna T210F
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N6773RRegistration cancelled Nov 8, 2013 · Cessna T210FS/N T210-0173 · Built 1966Airframe modelCessna T210FEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft missed the runway and came to rest on its nose. (.4)the airplane had not been flown in 11 months and it had been 22 months since the last annual inspection. A special permit had been issued by the FAA to allow the airplane to be ferried. The fuel tanks had not been serviced in several months. The pilot preflighted the airplane with a mechanic. The mechanic had inspected the airplane 2 days prior to the flight and ran the engine for about 40 minutes. He removed debris from under the cowling and water from the sumps. The pilot found water in the drains and continued draining the sumps and the gascolator, until no contamination was observed. The pilot ran the engine for about 10 minutes, followed by a normal takeoff. At 300 feet AGL the engine lost power. The pilot turned to a forced landing area. Engine power returned and the pilot attempted to return to the airport. The engine lost power again and the pilot attempted a landing on the airport. The airplane touched down on sod, rolled out, and struck a grass knoll. Post accident investigation revealed water and fuel in the lines and 1 1/2 inches of water in the gascolator. The engine was started and ran normally.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT MISSED THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE. (.4)THE AIRPLANE HAD NOT BEEN FLOWN IN 11 MONTHS AND IT HAD BEEN 22 MONTHS SINCE THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION. A SPECIAL PERMIT HAD BEEN ISSUED BY THE FAA TO ALLOW THE AIRPLANE TO BE FERRIED. THE FUEL TANKS HAD NOT BEEN SERVICED IN SEVERAL MONTHS. THE PILOT PREFLIGHTED THE AIRPLANE WITH A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC HAD INSPECTED THE AIRPLANE 2 DAYS PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT AND RAN THE ENGINE FOR ABOUT 40 MINUTES. HE REMOVED DEBRIS FROM UNDER THE COWLING AND WATER FROM THE SUMPS. THE PILOT FOUND WATER IN THE DRAINS AND CONTINUED DRAINING THE SUMPS AND THE GASCOLATOR, UNTIL NO CONTAMINATION WAS OBSERVED. THE PILOT RAN THE ENGINE FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, FOLLOWED BY A NORMAL TAKEOFF. AT 300 FEET AGL THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT TURNED TO A FORCED LANDING AREA. ENGINE POWER RETURNED AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. THE ENGINE LOST POWER AGAIN AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON THE AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON SOD, ROLLED OUT, AND STRUCK A GRASS KNOLL. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED WATER AND FUEL IN THE LINES AND 1 1/2 INCHES OF WATER IN THE GASCOLATOR. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY.

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 NYC94LA006Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFrederick, MDThe mechanic's inadequate inspection and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection which failed to detect water-contaminated fuel, resulting in a loss of engine power and a forced landing.Oct 6, 1993 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6773R · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19950717027649INormal Cruise · Bemidji, MNEngine quit switching tanks. Outside all winter. Leaky fuel caps. Reported fueled and sumped. Water in fuel anywayJul 17, 1995 · Minor damage