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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 210A · Provo, UT · October 10, 1998

Date: October 10, 1998 · 14:30 local
Place: Provo, UT
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9449X
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN99LA007
Reported as: Cessna 210A
Reported engine: Continental IO470E
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 108 total54 in this make and model54 in the last 90 days

N9449XRegistered now · Cessna 210AS/N 21057749 · Built 1961 Airframe modelCessna 210A Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(.4) The pilot was low on the approach to runway 36, and so he 'quickly pushed the throttle in' and there was a total power loss. The pilot turned the fuel pump to high boost, and pushed the mixture in to full rich. He then pulled the mixture back to idle cut-off. The engine sputtered momentarily. Attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful. The airplane was ditched in Utah lake, just short of the approach end of runway 36. The engine was later functionally tested and it operated satisfactorily at all power settings. A mechanic told the pilot he had flooded the engine when he 'quickly pushed the throttle in.' (-23)no narrative

As the FAA filed it

(.4) THE PILOT WAS LOW ON THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36, AND SO HE 'QUICKLY PUSHED THE THROTTLE IN' AND THERE WAS A TOTAL POWER LOSS. THE PILOT TURNED THE FUEL PUMP TO HIGH BOOST, AND PUSHED THE MIXTURE IN TO FULL RICH. HE THEN PULLED THE MIXTURE BACK TO IDLE CUT-OFF. THE ENGINE SPUTTERED MOMENTARILY. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRPLANE WAS DITCHED IN UTAH LAKE, JUST SHORT OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 36. THE ENGINE WAS LATER FUNCTIONALLY TESTED AND IT OPERATED SATISFACTORILY AT ALL POWER SETTINGS. A MECHANIC TOLD THE PILOT HE HAD FLOODED THE ENGINE WHEN HE 'QUICKLY PUSHED THE THROTTLE IN.' (-23)NO NARRATIVE

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN99LA007Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportProvo, UTThe pilot's abrupt throttle control movement that caused the engine to flood, and his failure to follow emergency procedures contained in the Airplane Flight Manual. Factors were increasing the mixture control to full rich and switching the fuel pump to high…Oct 10, 1998 · Substantial damage