# Accident 19980807020189A: Cessna 210M, Albuquerque, NM, August 7, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 7, 1998, 16:39 local time - Place: Albuquerque, NM - Airport: Albuquerque International Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: GNXA - Location: 35.0594° N, 106.6196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0594&lon=-106.6196&mi=10 - Aircraft: N732RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732RD-2001-05-07) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 210M (registry code 2073450, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M - Reported engine: CONT IO520L - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 3,140 total, 1,185 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA349) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980807020189A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACFT WAS 8 MILE FINAL WHEN THE PILOT ANNOUNCED THE ACFT WOULD NOT MAKE IF TO THE RWY DUE TO ENGINE PROBLEMS. (.4)ON AUGUST 7, 1998, AT 1639 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 210M, N732RD, OPERATED BY NEW MEXICO FLYING SERVICE DOING BUSINESS AS B&M ENTERPRISES, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING AT ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ABOARD, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A COMPANY VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE NONSCHEDULED DOMESTIC CARGO FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 135. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO, AT 1533. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S ACCIDENT REPORT, THE FUEL TANKS WERE SERVICED TO CAPACITY AND SHE DEPARTED ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, AND FLEW TO LAS CRUCES AND SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO. SHE DEPARTED SILVER CITY AND WAS RETURNED TO ALBUQUERQUE. SHE WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 3. AS SHE DESCENDED OVER BELEN, NEW MEXICO, SHE SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR FROM THE RIGHT TANK TO THE LE FT TANK. ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALBUQUERQUE, THE ENGINE STARTED TO "CUT OUT." SHE TURNED ON THE BOOST PUMP TO RESTORE FUEL FLOW. SHORTLY THERE AFTER, THE ENGINE "STOPPED COMPLETELY." UNABLE TO GLIDE TO THE AIRPORT, SHE TURNED THE AIRPLANE TOWARDS AN OPEN SANDY AREA ON TOP OF A MESA AND MADE A FORCED LANDING 6 MILES FROM THE RUNWAY. UPON TOUCHING DOWN, THE AIRPLANE SETTLED INTO THE SOFT GROUND. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS TORN OFF AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. AN FAA INSPECTOR WENT TO THE ACCIDENT SITE AND REPORTED FINDING FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS. AN AIRPLANE DISCREPANCY REPORT, FILED THE PREVIOUS DAY BY ANOTHER PILOT, INDICATED THE ENGINE WAS "RUNNING ROUGH - NEED TO RUN ENGINE RICH TO SMOOTH OUT." CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN INCLUDED INSPECTING THE FUEL INJECTORS, CLEANING AND TESTING THE SPARK PLUGS, AND CHECKING THE INDUCTION TUBES. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRPLANE WAS BOUGHT BACK FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY BY NEW MEXICO FLYING SERVICE. IN THE PROCESS OF REBUILDING THE AIRPLANE, THE COMPANY'S MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR EXAMINED THE ENGINE AND REPORTED FINDING NO MECHANICAL ABNORMALITIES. (-23) ON 08/07/98, AT APPROXIMATELY 1645 MDT, N732RD, A CE-210-M, LOST POWER WHILE ON APPROACH TO RWY 03 AT THE ABQ AIRPORT. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN OFF-FIELD EMERGENCY LANDING 6 MILES SW OF ABQ. UPON LANDING, DUE TO THE SAND Y TERRAIN, THE NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER. NO INJURIES. ## 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 FTW98LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA349), Aug 7, 1998: Cessna 210M (N732RD), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: A power loss for reasons undetermined. A factor was unsuitable terrain on which to make a forced landing. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.