19960118003589I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210L · Salem, MO · January 18, 1996

Date: January 18, 1996 · 18:25 local
Place: Salem, MO
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: DFJA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N50DB
Reported as: Cessna 210L
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520H
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,300 total2,400 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N50DBRegistration cancelled Jun 6, 2002 · Cessna 210LS/N 21060107 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 210L Engine modelContinental GTSIO-520-CReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: aircraft N50DB, a Cessna 210-L was piloted by david sulhoff on 01-18-96, when the engine failed to provide power for continued flight. Mr sulhoff landed the aircraft on Missouri highway 68, approximately 4 miles north of the city of Salem, Missouri. Investigation revealed that the aircraft suffered minor damage to nose gear and right main gear. Draining fuel from the left main tank, left header tank, and right header tank appeared normal. The right wing tank would drain fuel at a reduced flow. The gascolator was frozen and nothing would drain. Heat was applied to the general area until the bowl assembly could be removed. There was a block of ice filling the inside of the gascolator. After removal of the ice and the bowl assembly was reinstalled, the aircraft was run up normally. Incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT N50DB, A CESSNA 210-L WAS PILOTED BY DAVID SULHOFF ON 01-18-96, WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED TO PROVIDE POWER FOR CONTINUED FLIGHT. MR SULHOFF LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON MISSOURI HIGHWAY 68, APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES NORTH OF THE CITY OF SALEM, MISSOURI. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR. DRAINING FUEL FROM THE LEFT MAIN TANK, LEFT HEADER TANK, AND RIGHT HEADER TANK APPEARED NORMAL. THE RIGHT WING TANK WOULD DRAIN FUEL AT A REDUCED FLOW. THE GASCOLATOR WAS FROZEN AND NOTHING WOULD DRAIN. HEAT WAS APPLIED TO THE GENERAL AREA UNTIL THE BOWL ASSEMBLY COULD BE REMOVED. THERE WAS A BLOCK OF ICE FILLING THE INSIDE OF THE GASCOLATOR. AFTER REMOVAL OF THE ICE AND THE BOWL ASSEMBLY WAS REINSTALLED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RUN UP NORMALLY. INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.