# Accident 19931006037779A: Cessna T210F, Frederick, MD, October 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1993, 17:35 local time
- Place: Frederick, MD
- Airport: Frederick Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4207° N, 77.4103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4207&lon=-77.4103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6773R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6773R-2013-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210F (registry code 2073422, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210F
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931006037779A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 NYC94LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA006), Oct 6, 1993: Cessna T210F (N6773R), Frederick, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N6773R (1)

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

- [Incident 19950717027649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950717027649I), Jul 17, 1995: Cessna T210F (N6773R), Bemidji, MN, Minor damage. Engine quit switching tanks. Outside all winter. Leaky fuel caps. Reported fueled and sumped. Water in fuel anyway

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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