# Accident 19960112000529A: Cessna T210N, Louisville, KY, January 12, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1996, 08:20 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CFCA
- Location: 38.2204° N, 85.6798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2204&lon=-85.6798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5218A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5218A-1998-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 360 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO96LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960112000529A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY. STALL LANDED ON CITY STREET DUE TRAFFIC. FUEL EXHAUSTION. ICING REDUCED RANGE.

## 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 BFO96LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA036), Jan 12, 1996: Cessna T210N (N5218A), Louisville, KY, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of the fuel supply, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion during final approach to the destination airport. Factors relating to the accident were:…

## Other reports on N5218A (6)

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

- [Incident 19950724034059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950724034059I), Jul 24, 1995: Cessna 210N (N5218A), Moline, IL, Minor damage. Failed to extend the landing gear for landing.
- [Incident 19930805036719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930805036719I), Aug 5, 1993: Cessna T210N (N5218A), Moline, IL, Minor damage. Unable to lower nose gear. Landed nose gear up. Nose gear doors had jammed.
- [Incident 19920611026239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920611026239I), Jun 11, 1992: Cessna T210N (N5218A), Chicago/Waukega, IL, Minor damage. Unable to lower nose gear. Landed nose gear up. Found an improper lug had been installed at some time previous.
- [Incident 19890712037439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890712037439I), Jul 12, 1989: Cessna T210N (N5218A), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. No gear safe light. Manually extended gear. Tower checked down. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Down lock failed.
- [Incident 19890308026529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890308026529I), Mar 8, 1989: Cessna T210N (N5218A), Decatur, IL, Minor damage. Applied brakes on rollout to make taxiway turnoff. Nose gear failed. Found nose gear trunnion had old cracks.
- [Incident 19850308011309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850308011309I), Mar 8, 1985: Cessna T210N (N5218A), Dubuque, IA, Minor damage. While being directed by lineman nose wheel and main dropped off ramp. Pilots vision restricted by bright lights.

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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