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FAA incident report · Cessna T210L · Albuquerque, NM · April 27, 1999

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Date
April 27, 1999 · 17:25 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Airport
Albuquerque International Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N59235
Reported as
Cessna T210L
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520H
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,200 total80 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days
N59235Registration cancelled Apr 24, 2013 · Cessna T210LS/N 21060171 · Built 1974Airframe modelCessna T210LEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On Tuesday, April 27, 1999, N59235, a Cessna 210-T210L was descending from 10,500 MSL on a flight from alamogordo, NM to Albuquerque, NM. (Abq), when the engine failed passing through 9,000 MSL. The commercial pilot established a glide and performed emergency procedures resulting in a successful engine restart. The acft landed safely in abq. Maintenance personnel tested and trouble shot the engine and fuel system over a three day period. However, nothing was revealed to explain the engine stoppage. The problem could not be duplicated during engine run ups on the ground. A maintenance flight was attempted the following Friday, April 30, 1999, during which the engine began suffered partial failure that rendered the acft unable to maintain altitude. The following emergency landing ended in an accident. The test pilot and mechanic sustained minor injuries, but the acft was substantially damaged. The accident is under investigation by the NTSB with the assistance of the abq FSDO. File closed.

As the FAA filed it

ON TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1999, N59235, A CESSNA 210-T210L WAS DESCENDING FROM 10,500 MSL ON A FLIGHT FROM ALAMOGORDO, NM TO ALBUQUERQUE, NM. (ABQ), WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED PASSING THROUGH 9,000 MSL. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT ESTABLISHED A GLIDE AND PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES RESULTING IN A SUCCESSFUL ENGINE RESTART. THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY IN ABQ. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TESTED AND TROUBLE SHOT THE ENGINE AND FUEL SYSTEM OVER A THREE DAY PERIOD. HOWEVER, NOTHING WAS REVEALED TO EXPLAIN THE ENGINE STOPPAGE. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED DURING ENGINE RUN UPS ON THE GROUND. A MAINTENANCE FLIGHT WAS ATTEMPTED THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1999, DURING WHICH THE ENGINE BEGAN SUFFERED PARTIAL FAILURE THAT RENDERED THE ACFT UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE FOLLOWING EMERGENCY LANDING ENDED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE TEST PILOT AND MECHANIC SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, BUT THE ACFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE ACCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE NTSB WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE ABQ FSDO. FILE CLOSED.

Other reports on N59235 · 1

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

Accident 19990430020469AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Albuquerque, NMOn April 30, 1999, approx. 1310 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 210L, N59235, was destroyed following loss of power and subsequent impact with terrain after departure from the Albuquerque International Airport, Albuquerque, new Mexico. The commercial pilot…Apr 30, 1999 · Destroyed