# Incident 19960401009899I: Cessna P210N, Red Rock Canyon, NV, April 1, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1996, 15:15 local time
- Place: Red Rock Canyon, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N18DP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18DP-2015-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 524 total, 312 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960401009899I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED SANDY VALLEY AIRPORT FOR NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 20 GALLONS OF FUEL ABOARD. PILOT REPORTED LEFT FUEL TANK WENT DRY BEFORE HE SWITCHED TANKS. BY THAT TIME THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND HIS ALTITUDE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO RESTART THE ENGINE. PILOT FORCE LANDED ON NDOT GRAVEL PIT. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AFTER TOUCHDOWN BEFORE RUNNING INTO GRAVEL PILE, CAUSING NOSE GEAR TO BREAK OFF. FLAPS WERE IN THE UP POSITION. ELEVATOR TRIM UP. FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON R/H TANK. COULD NOT TOUCH FUEL IN R/H WING TANK. TAC TIME: 547.2 TTAF:1118.8. PILOT HAS BEEN COUNSELED BY AVIATION SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGER. NO NMAC OR PILOT DEVIATION OCCURRED. THIS REPORT AND INVESTIGATION ARE CLOSED.

## Other reports on N18DP (2)

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

- [Accident 20140223001619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140223001619A), Feb 23, 2014: Cessna P210N (N18DP), Bountiful, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot experienced a loss of engine power after takeoff from runway 36, Bountiful, Utah. The pilot performed a forced landing in a field. During the forced…
- [Incident 19960409011069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960409011069I), Apr 9, 1996: Cessna P210N (N18DP), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Narrative: after takeoff during local flight, the pilot stated the right main gear went to a trail position. After having the tower confirm the right gear as…

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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