What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On August 29, 1999, at 0922 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna P210N, N40RP, was substantially damaged during an off-airport landing at north Las Vegas, Nevada. The pilot received minor injuries. The local area personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings, and stated that as he was turning right base leg for runway 07 the engine became rough and quit. He declared an emergency and headed towards the runway. The airplane collided with a fence and power line in a residential area. The pilot stated that he had 45 gallons of fuel onboard. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The flight was originating at the time. (-23)on August 29, 1999 a Cessna P210N, s/n;P21000041, N40RP, was performing pattern work at norht Las Vegas airport (vgt), completed the first landing sequence normally. After takeofff and normal climb to pattern altitude, on downwind leg for runway 7, the engine began to run rough and the engine quit, attempted to restart engine with no effect. Pilot attempted to maintain directional and speed control and made an emergency landing in a field 1/2 mile west of runway 7. During landing, aircraft impatched to a mound of dirt, pitched up, and the upper one foot section of the verical stab was cut off and the rudder was pulled off from impact with overhead powerline. Aircrat pitched nosedown and slid on the ground and the left wing hit a large bush midspan and then spun counter clockwise and came to rest. Pilot exited aircraft with no injuries. No post fire. Post accident engine run up and operation revealed normal systems operation and no evidence of malfunction that would cause engine failure. (.4)the pilot intended to practice a couple of landings, do a dam tour, and then return to the airport. He said he had about 22 gallons of fuel in each tank. The first landing circuit was uneventful. He was then cleared for an immediate takeoff for the second circuit. The second climb was normal. On downwind prior to turning base the engine began to run rough and as he throttled back the engine quit. The pilot stated to the FAA inspector that he routinely turned the auxiliary fuel pump on for takeoff and secured the pump upon reaching pattern altitude. He stated that he thought that he had turned the pump off after reaching pattern altitude but he was not absolutely sure. According to the airplane flight manual the fuel pump is to be off for takeoff. Prior to a successful engine test run the spark plugs were removed and found to be fuel sooted.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON AUGUST 29, 1999, AT 0922 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA P210N, N40RP, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING AT NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS, AND STATED THAT AS HE WAS TURNING RIGHT BASE LEG FOR RUNWAY 07 THE ENGINE BECAME ROUGH AND QUIT. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND HEADED TOWARDS THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND POWER LINE IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD 45 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME. (-23)ON AUGUST 29, 1999 A CESSNA P210N, S/N;P21000041, N40RP, WAS PERFORMING PATTERN WORK AT NORHT LAS VEGAS AIRPORT (VGT), COMPLETED THE FIRST LANDING SEQUENCE NORMALLY. AFTER TAKEOFFF AND NORMAL CLIMB TO PATTERN ALTITUDE, ON DOWNWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY 7, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND THE ENGINE QUIT, ATTEMPTED TO RESTART ENGINE WITH NO EFFECT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL AND SPEED CONTROL AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD 1/2 MILE WEST OF RUNWAY 7. DURING LANDING, AIRCRAFT IMPATCHED TO A MOUND OF DIRT, PITCHED UP, AND THE UPPER ONE FOOT SECTION OF THE VERICAL STAB WAS CUT OFF AND THE RUDDER WAS PULLED OFF FROM IMPACT WITH OVERHEAD POWERLINE. AIRCRAT PITCHED NOSEDOWN AND SLID ON THE GROUND AND THE LEFT WING HIT A LARGE BUSH MIDSPAN AND THEN SPUN COUNTER CLOCKWISE AND CAME TO REST. PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. NO POST FIRE. POST ACCIDENT ENGINE RUN UP AND OPERATION REVEALED NORMAL SYSTEMS OPERATION AND NO EVIDENCE OF MALFUNCTION THAT WOULD CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE. (.4)THE PILOT INTENDED TO PRACTICE A COUPLE OF LANDINGS, DO A DAM TOUR, AND THEN RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. HE SAID HE HAD ABOUT 22 GALLONS OF FUEL IN EACH TANK. THE FIRST LANDING CIRCUIT WAS UNEVENTFUL. HE WAS THEN CLEARED FOR AN IMMEDIATE TAKEOFF FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. THE SECOND CLIMB WAS NORMAL. ON DOWNWIND PRIOR TO TURNING BASE THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND AS HE THROTTLED BACK THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT STATED TO THE FAA INSPECTOR THAT HE ROUTINELY TURNED THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP ON FOR TAKEOFF AND SECURED THE PUMP UPON REACHING PATTERN ALTITUDE. HE STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THAT HE HAD TURNED THE PUMP OFF AFTER REACHING PATTERN ALTITUDE BUT HE WAS NOT ABSOLUTELY SURE. ACCORDING TO THE AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL THE FUEL PUMP IS TO BE OFF FOR TAKEOFF. PRIOR TO A SUCCESSFUL ENGINE TEST RUN THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REMOVED AND FOUND TO BE FUEL SOOTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.