# Accident 19990330002809A: Cessna 210, Miami, FL, March 30, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1999, 03:00 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FPIA
- Location: 25.9094° N, 80.2701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9094&lon=-80.2701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93111, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93111-2017-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,090 total, 900 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990330002809A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT EXPRESS CARGO ACFT ENGINE QUIT WHILE ON APPROACH, AND THE ACFT LANDED 200 FEET SHORT OF THE RWY, THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED, AND THE ACFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (.4) THE PILOT ESTABLISHED AN APPROACH AND LANDING PROFILE FOR A FULL STOP LANDING. THE ENGINE LOST POWER WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS REDUCED TO IDLE. EFFORTS BY THE PILOT TO RESTORE FULL POWER FAILED. WHEN THE PILOT RETRACTED THE WING FLAPS, THE AIRPLANE DEVELOPED A SINK RATE. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE FINAL APPROACH AND THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND 300 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE. DURING THE POST-ACCIDENT WRECKAGE EXAMINATION, SEVERAL GALLONS OF FUEL WERE RECOVERED FROM THE FUEL SYSTEM. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO DISCLOSE A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY WAS SUBSEQUENTLY STARTED AND OPERATED ON THE AIRFRAME. THE ENGINE OPERATED THROUGH THE ENTIRE POWER RANGE. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE NOTED WITH THE ENGINE DURING THE OPERATIONAL CHECK. (-23) THE PILOT WAS ON A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 12 WHEN THE ENGINE REPORTEDLY FAILED FOR UNKNOWN CAUSES. THE PILOT CONTINUED ON FINAL APPROACH AND HIT AN APPROACH LIGHT POLE 300 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL99LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA062), Mar 30, 1999: Cessna 210 (N93111), Opa Locka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N93111 (1)

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

- [Accident 19751101033989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751101033989A), Nov 1, 1975: Cessna 210L (N93111), Lost Hills, CA, Substantial damage. Hit 3 ft berm at end of rwy.

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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