# Accident 19990905040259A: Cessna P210N, Sante Fe, NM, September 5, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1999, 10:10 local time
- Place: Sante Fe, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7408° N, 105.8599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7408&lon=-105.8599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999KM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N999KM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250B17
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 695 total, 357 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990905040259A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.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.

## 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 DEN99LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA174), Sep 5, 1999: Cessna P210N (N999KM), Santa Fe, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: A non-mechanical total loss of engine power for reasons undetermined. Factors were maneuvering to avoid oncoming vehicles, and the rough and uneven terrain.

## Other reports on N999KM (1)

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

- [Incident 19900313011439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900313011439I), Mar 13, 1990: Cessna P210N (N999KM), Jackson, CA, Minor damage. Engine noise. Precautionary landing. Left aft exhaust stack at NR2 cylinder heat muff had cracked and deformed area

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.

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