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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210N · Salina, KS · February 9, 1994

Date: February 9, 1994 · 15:30 local
Place: Salina, KS
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6523N
Reported as: Cessna 210N
Reported engine: Continental IO520L
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 370 total100 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N6523NRegistration cancelled May 7, 2013 · Cessna 210NS/N 21063081 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 210N Engine modelContinental IO-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.

Narrative: on February 9, 1994, pilot Douglas bradley and one passenger departed marshall, Minnesota for Salina, Kansas in a Cessna 210. During the descent for Salina municipal airport, Salina, Kansas the pilot experienced engine stoppage and performed an emergency gear-up landing in a field 3.5 miles north of the airport. There were no injuries and only minor damage to the aircraft. FAA arrived on the scene February 10, 1994. During the investigation it was discovered that the main fuel filter housing had iced up causing fuel starvation to the engine. There was no presence of water or ice in the remaining 6 gallons of fuel contained in the wing fuel tanks and header tanks. The pilot did not notice any presence of water when the fuel sumps were drained prior to flight.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 9, 1994, PILOT DOUGLAS BRADLEY AND ONE PASSENGER DEPARTED MARSHALL, MINNESOTA FOR SALINA, KANSAS IN A CESSNA 210. DURING THE DESCENT FOR SALINA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SALINA, KANSAS THE PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE STOPPAGE AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY GEAR-UP LANDING IN A FIELD 3.5 MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. FAA ARRIVED ON THE SCENE FEBRUARY 10, 1994. DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE MAIN FUEL FILTER HOUSING HAD ICED UP CAUSING FUEL STARVATION TO THE ENGINE. THERE WAS NO PRESENCE OF WATER OR ICE IN THE REMAINING 6 GALLONS OF FUEL CONTAINED IN THE WING FUEL TANKS AND HEADER TANKS. THE PILOT DID NOT NOTICE ANY PRESENCE OF WATER WHEN THE FUEL SUMPS WERE DRAINED PRIOR TO FLIGHT.