# Incident 19971104042629I: Cessna 210L, St Petersburg, FL, November 4, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1997, 05:02 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Airport: Albert Whitted Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7651° N, 82.6269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBERT WHITTED (SPG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7651&lon=-82.6269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93100, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93100-1998-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,793 total, 456 in this make and model, 313 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971104042629I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: N93100,C-210 (RED BARON) REQUESTED AN INTERSECTION DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 06. THE OK WAS GRANTED TO N93100 THE WINDS, ALTIMETER AND CLEARANCE TO DEPART RUNWAY 06 AT THE INTERSECTION. N93100 BECAME AIRBORNE, RETRACTED HIS GEAR AND WAS ABEAM TAXIWAY "BRAVO" WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND SKIPPED INTO BAY. LARRY STORIE AND MYSELF, JESSE J. BARRINGTON, DEPARTED THE ORLANDO FSDO TO INVESTIGATE AN INCIDENT INVOLVING A RED BARON AIRCRAFT, N93100, CE-210, S/N 21060264, 7:00 AM. NOVEMBER 5, 1997. WE ARRIVED AT ALBERT WHITTED MUNICIPAL (SPG), ST. PETERSBURG. WE BEGAN INTERVIEWS OF WITNESSES. I OBTAINED A STATEMENT FROM MR. TONY CARUSO, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALIST, WHO WAS ON DUTY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. WE LATER TEAMED UP WITH BLUE WATER DIVER AND SALVAGE COMPANY. WE RODE ROUGH AND CHOPPY SEAS FOR ABOUT 2.5 HOURS, TRYING TO LOCATE N93100 UNDER WATER. LARRY STORIE, POI, AND JESSE BARRINGTON, PMI, DECIDED TO TERMINATE OUR SEARCH FOR N93100. I DECIDED TO LEAVE FOR PILOT COUNTRY THE A.M. OF NOVEMBER 6, 1997, TO RETRIEVE THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED, I PROCEEDED TO ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT, ST. PETERSBURG. I ARRIVED SHORTLY AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETRIEVED FROM THE WATER. I GAVE THE INSURANCE COMPANY PERMISSION TO DRAIN WATER FROM THE ENGINE AND PICKEL THE ENGINE WITH ENGINE OIL. I DID MY INVESTIGATION AND CONCLUDED THAT AIRMAN COMPETENCY WAS A FACTOR. J.T. EVANS, A SALVAGE COMPANY FROM ORLANDO, FLORIDA HAS THE AIRCRAFT. WATER WAS DRAINED FROM THE LEFT TANK. THIRTY-FIVE (35) GALLONS OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE RIGHT TANK. RON PETERSON, AN EMPLOYEE OF J.T. EVANS, AND MYSELF DRAINED THE FUEL BOWL (GASCOLATOR) AND GOT WATER. THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS IN THE LEFT TANK POSITION. THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUN BECAUSE THE INSURANCE COMPANY FELT THAT IT WAS CONCLUSIVE THAT THE PILOT MISMANAGED HIS FUEL; HE HAD FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK (APPROXIMATELY 35 GALLONS), AND NO FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK. SELECTOR VALVE IN THE COCKPIT WAS ON THE LEFT TANK.

## Other reports on N93100 (2)

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

- [Incident 19971029042619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971029042619I), Oct 29, 1997: Cessna 210L (N93100), Punta Gorda, FL. Narrative: off airport landing (emergency) due to engine failure. With no damage to aircraft and no injuries. Investigation revealed a bracket holding mixture…
- [Accident 19761123037769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761123037769A), Nov 23, 1976: Cessna 210L (N93100), Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage

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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