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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna P210N · Sante Fe, NM · September 5, 1999

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Date
September 5, 1999 · 10:10 local
Place
Sante Fe, NM
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N999KM
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN99LA174
Reported as
Cessna P210N
Reported engine
Allison 250B17
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
695 total357 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N999KMRegistered now · Cessna P210NS/N P21000387 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna P210NEngine 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.

(.4) The airplane was equipped with a rolls royce (allison) 250-B17F turbine engine. All the fuel tanks (wings, tips, fuselage) were topped off with jet-a fuel (about 147 gallons) and prist, a fuel additive. During the first attempt to start the engine, N1 reached about 30% with no temperature rise, so the pilot stopped the start sequence. After waiting about five minutes, a second start attempt was successful. Peak turbine outlet temperature (tot) was 707 degrees c. taxi, runup, and takeoff were normal. About 10 minutes after departure, as the airplane was climbing through 12,000 feet MSL, 'the engine stopped, the generator light came on, and the torque needle went to zero.' An inflight restart was attempted but was not successful. The pilot made a forced landing on highway 16. Oncoming traffic forced the pilot to depart the side of the road shearing off the nose wheel at the fork. The wings flexed during the off roadway excursion, causing the spar web and cap to buckle downward. The engine was later functionally tested successfully.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) THE AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A ROLLS ROYCE (ALLISON) 250-B17F TURBINE ENGINE. ALL THE FUEL TANKS (WINGS, TIPS, FUSELAGE) WERE TOPPED OFF WITH JET-A FUEL (ABOUT 147 GALLONS) AND PRIST, A FUEL ADDITIVE. DURING THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO START THE ENGINE, N1 REACHED ABOUT 30% WITH NO TEMPERATURE RISE, SO THE PILOT STOPPED THE START SEQUENCE. AFTER WAITING ABOUT FIVE MINUTES, A SECOND START ATTEMPT WAS SUCCESSFUL. PEAK TURBINE OUTLET TEMPERATURE (TOT) WAS 707 DEGREES C. TAXI, RUNUP, AND TAKEOFF WERE NORMAL. ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE, AS THE AIRPLANE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 12,000 FEET MSL, 'THE ENGINE STOPPED, THE GENERATOR LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE TORQUE NEEDLE WENT TO ZERO.' AN INFLIGHT RESTART WAS ATTEMPTED BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY 16. ONCOMING TRAFFIC FORCED THE PILOT TO DEPART THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SHEARING OFF THE NOSE WHEEL AT THE FORK. THE WINGS FLEXED DURING THE OFF ROADWAY EXCURSION, CAUSING THE SPAR WEB AND CAP TO BUCKLE DOWNWARD. THE ENGINE WAS LATER FUNCTIONALLY TESTED SUCCESSFULLY.

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 DEN99LA174Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSanta Fe, NMA non-mechanical total loss of engine power for reasons undetermined. Factors were maneuvering to avoid oncoming vehicles, and the rough and uneven terrain.Sep 5, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N999KM · 1

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

Incident 19900313011439IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Jackson, CAEngine noise. Precautionary landing. Left aft exhaust stack at NR2 cylinder heat muff had cracked and deformed areaMar 13, 1990 · Minor damage