# Incident 19950225006859I: Cessna T210M, Des Moines, IA, February 25, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1995, 16:00 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CFCA
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400WB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400WB-2002-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,024 total, 112 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950225006859I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING DESCENT, CLEARED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH TO DES MOINES, IA AIRPORT ON 2-25-95 AT ABOUT 2200Z, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF CESSNA 210, N400WB, TRICIA R. (TAYLOR) GRASSO, CERTIFICATE #478748800 ANNOUNCED TO DSM ATCT THAT SHE HAD LOST POWER. A MOMENT LATER SHE STATED THE ENGINE HAD QUIT AND SHE WOULD LAND IN A PASTURE. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. NO DAMAGE OR INJURY OCCURRED. SHE WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT ON BOARD. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS FOUND EMPTY WHILE THE LEFT TANK GAUGE INDICATED 1/4 FULL (ESTIMATED 8 GALLONS). THE PIC STATED THAT SHE HAD RUN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK EMPTY AND WAS UNABLE TO SWITCH QUICKLY ENOUGH TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N400WB (2)

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

- [Incident 19931128050619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931128050619I), Nov 28, 1993: Cessna T210M (N400WB), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Engine lost power on climbout. Vectored to landing. Landed safely. Found a broken connecting rod. Failed bearing.
- [Incident 19920619033779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920619033779I), Jun 19, 1992: Cessna T210M (N400WB), Gurnee, IL, Minor damage. Aircraft made an off airport landing during a business flight. Cause not stated.

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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