What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4)During the final approach, the airplane struck trees and terrain following a total loss of engine power. The local maintenance test flight was performed following the annual inspection with an overhaul of the engine cylinders. During a post-accident engine ground run at maximum power, no anomalies were found that would have precluded in-flight operation of the engine. Continuity was confirmed at all ignition switch positions. The fuel selector valve was selected on the right tank. When air pressure was applied to the right fuel line at the right wing root, a stream of blue colored fuel was observed as it was ejected from the engine pump inlet line. Both auxiliary tank transfer pumps activated when electrical power was applied. No open discrepancies were found in the maintenance records. (-23)on December 21, 1999, at 1530 CST, a Cessna 210, single engine airplane, N6561X, impacted trees and terrain following a loss of engine power near Bulverde, TX. The airplane was owned and operated by lonesome dove aviation, inc., of carson city, Nevada. The private pilot and the pilot rated passenger received serious injuries, and the airplane sustained substantial d amage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. Upon an engine test run conducted by the NTSB, the engine ran satisfactory. This case is closed.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)DURING THE FINAL APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK TREES AND TERRAIN FOLLOWING A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE LOCAL MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED FOLLOWING THE ANNUAL INSPECTION WITH AN OVERHAUL OF THE ENGINE CYLINDERS. DURING A POST-ACCIDENT ENGINE GROUND RUN AT MAXIMUM POWER, NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED IN-FLIGHT OPERATION OF THE ENGINE. CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED AT ALL IGNITION SWITCH POSITIONS. THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS SELECTED ON THE RIGHT TANK. WHEN AIR PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE RIGHT FUEL LINE AT THE RIGHT WING ROOT, A STREAM OF BLUE COLORED FUEL WAS OBSERVED AS IT WAS EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE PUMP INLET LINE. BOTH AUXILIARY TANK TRANSFER PUMPS ACTIVATED WHEN ELECTRICAL POWER WAS APPLIED. NO OPEN DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND IN THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS. (-23)ON DECEMBER 21, 1999, AT 1530 CST, A CESSNA 210, SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, N6561X, IMPACTED TREES AND TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR BULVERDE, TX. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY LONESOME DOVE AVIATION, INC., OF CARSON CITY, NEVADA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THE PILOT RATED PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES, AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL D AMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. UPON AN ENGINE TEST RUN CONDUCTED BY THE NTSB, THE ENGINE RAN SATISFACTORY. THIS CASE IS CLOSED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.