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FAA accident report · Cessna T210L · Albuquerque, NM · April 30, 1999

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Date
April 30, 1999 · 13:13 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Airport
Albuquerque International Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N59235
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN99LA070
Reported as
Cessna T210L
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520H
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,810 total15 in this make and model24 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

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

On 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 and passenger received minor injuries. The airplane was being operated by the kirtland afb aero club, Albuquerque, new Mexico, under title 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local maintenance flight which originated approx. 2 minutes prior to the accident. No flight plan had been filed. According to the pilot, "shortly after takeoff the engine began to sputter. I made a right turn, realized that I couldn't make the airport, and I performed a forced landing." During the subsequent landing sequence, the airplane's wing spar and fuselage were bent, the firewall was buckled, and the engine mounts were broken.(.4) the pilot said that the takeoff was uneventful, and he began to level off at 1,000 feet AGL to stay in the traffic pattern. He reduced the manifold pressure and began to lean the fuel mixture for cruise with the aid of the engine analyzer. After several communications with the tower, he turned the vernier mixture control further in the lean direction. The pilot said that the engine completely lost power without warning. The passenger stated that the engine fuel flow gauge `was not indicating any fuel flow,' and the fuel mixture control was in the idle cut-off position. The pilot turned on the auxiliary fuel pump for an engine restart, but didn't move the mixture. The pilot performed a forced landing to 2 to 4 foot sand dune covered terrain. The manufacturer expanded the emergency procedure checklist, in later model T210'S, to include `mixture lean from full rich until restart occurs.' The pilot had 15 hours of flight experience in the airplane, and he had not flown it in the previous 90 days. The engine was placed on a engine run test stand, and it performed normally through its full operating range without difficulty.

As the FAA filed it

ON 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 AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE KIRTLAND AFB AERO CLUB, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL MAINTENANCE FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED APPROX. 2 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, "SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER. I MADE A RIGHT TURN, REALIZED THAT I COULDN'T MAKE THE AIRPORT, AND I PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING." DURING THE SUBSEQUENT LANDING SEQUENCE, THE AIRPLANE'S WING SPAR AND FUSELAGE WERE BENT, THE FIREWALL WAS BUCKLED, AND THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN.(.4) THE PILOT SAID THAT THE TAKEOFF WAS UNEVENTFUL, AND HE BEGAN TO LEVEL OFF AT 1,000 FEET AGL TO STAY IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. HE REDUCED THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND BEGAN TO LEAN THE FUEL MIXTURE FOR CRUISE WITH THE AID OF THE ENGINE ANALYZER. AFTER SEVERAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE TOWER, HE TURNED THE VERNIER MIXTURE CONTROL FURTHER IN THE LEAN DIRECTION. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE ENGINE COMPLETELY LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE PASSENGER STATED THAT THE ENGINE FUEL FLOW GAUGE `WAS NOT INDICATING ANY FUEL FLOW,' AND THE FUEL MIXTURE CONTROL WAS IN THE IDLE CUT-OFF POSITION. THE PILOT TURNED ON THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP FOR AN ENGINE RESTART, BUT DIDN'T MOVE THE MIXTURE. THE PILOT PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING TO 2 TO 4 FOOT SAND DUNE COVERED TERRAIN. THE MANUFACTURER EXPANDED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE CHECKLIST, IN LATER MODEL T210'S, TO INCLUDE `MIXTURE LEAN FROM FULL RICH UNTIL RESTART OCCURS.' THE PILOT HAD 15 HOURS OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCE IN THE AIRPLANE, AND HE HAD NOT FLOWN IT IN THE PREVIOUS 90 DAYS. THE ENGINE WAS PLACED ON A ENGINE RUN TEST STAND, AND IT PERFORMED NORMALLY THROUGH ITS FULL OPERATING RANGE WITHOUT DIFFICULTY.

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 DEN99LA070Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlbuquerque, NMThe pilot's improper mixture control use and the engine's subsequent power loss due to fuel starvation, and the lack of suitable terrain for the pilot to perform a forced landing. Factors were the pilot's lack of recent experience in type of airplane, the…Apr 30, 1999 · Destroyed

Other reports on N59235 · 1

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

Incident 19990427021139IDescent · Albuquerque, NMOn 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…Apr 27, 1999