# Accident 19990829031769A: Cessna P210N, Las Vegas, NV, August 29, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 29, 1999, 09:22 local time - Place: Las Vegas, NV - Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 36.2097° N, 115.1202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2097&lon=-115.1202&mi=10 - Aircraft: N40RP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40RP-2000-01-03) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 732 total, 213 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA289) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990829031769A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.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. ## 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 LAX99LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA289), Aug 29, 1999: Cessna P210N (N40RP), North Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper procedure in that he failed to follow the flight manual, resulting in a loss of engine power and subsequent collision with the ground. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.