# Accident 19990430020469A: Cessna T210L, Albuquerque, NM, April 30, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 30, 1999, 13:13 local time - Place: Albuquerque, NM - Airport: Albuquerque International Airport - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.1404° N, 106.4895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1404&lon=-106.4895&mi=10 - Aircraft: N59235, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59235-2013-04-24) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L - Reported engine: CONT TSIO520H - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 2,810 total, 15 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA070) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990430020469A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. ## 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 DEN99LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA070), Apr 30, 1999: Cessna T210L (N59235), Albuquerque, NM, destroyed. Probable cause: The 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… ## Other reports on N59235 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19990427021139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990427021139I), Apr 27, 1999: Cessna T210L (N59235), Albuquerque, NM. 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… 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. 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