# Accident 19981010040609A: Cessna 210A, Provo, UT, October 10, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1998, 14:30 local time
- Place: Provo, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2338° N, 111.6585° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Provo, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2338&lon=-111.6585&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9449X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9449X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210A (registry code 2073408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- Reported engine: CONT IO470E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 54 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981010040609A

## Narrative

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

(.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

## 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 DEN99LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA007), Oct 10, 1998: Cessna 210A (N9449X), Provo, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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