# Accident 20000616010529A: Cessna 210L, Louisville, KY, June 16, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2000, 13:27 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N485CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N485CA-2017-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000616010529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 16, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 1327 EDT, A CESSNA 210-L, N485CA, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF AN EMERGENCY LANDING NEAR LOUISVILLE, KY. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) UNDER 14 CFR 91 FROM CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY TO THE LOUISVILLE-BOWMAN FIELD AIRPORT.  THE COMMERICAL RATED PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DESCENDING FROM 2500 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY LOST POWER.  EFFORTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, THUS NECESSITATING AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING.  BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES RESULTING FROM THE ACCIDENT.  THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.REVIEW OF THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS DID NOT REVEAL ANY PREVIOUS ABNORMALITIES FOR THE AIRFRAME, ENGINE, OR PROPLLER RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT.  POST ACCIDNET INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT REVEAL ANY SYSTEM OR COMPONENT IRREGULARITIES RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT.  FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM VARIOUS LOCATIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ABSENT OF ANY APPARENT CONTAMIATION.  WEATHER CONDITIONS TAKEN FROM LOU AT OR NEAR THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE: WINDS 240 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS; VISIBILITY 7 STATUS MILES; CEILING 3700 BROKEN; TEMPERATURE 29 DEGREES C, DEWPOINT 22   C, ALTIMETER 29.85.

## 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 NYC00LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA164), Jun 16, 2000: Cessna 210 (N485CA), Louisville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper operation of the fuel selector.

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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