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FAA accident report · Cessna 210C · Indianapolis, IN · December 19, 2000

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Date
December 19, 2000 · 15:00 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9791X
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI01LA049
Reported as
Cessna 210C
Reported engine
Continental IO470S
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total180 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N9791XRegistration cancelled Aug 6, 2012 · Cessna 210CS/N 21058091 · Built 1962Airframe modelCessna 210CEngine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot stated that he had left the howell, Michigan airport (ozw) at 1300 local time. The aircraft was filled with fuel a month earlier and was left outside until the day of the flight. The aircraft was put in a heated hanger, deiced, and dried prior to flight on the day of the accident. The pilot further stated that he checked and drained the fuel sumps and found no water. The pilot was enroute to mount comfort airport (mqj) when he elected to make a rest stop at eagle creek airpark (eye). On final, the pilot switched to the left fuel tank, as the checklist required. He stated that he had flown the one-hour trip from ozw to eye on the right fuel tank. He landed and taxied to the FBO. He was on the ground for approximately 15 minutes. He started, taxied and took off from eye on the left fuel tank. At approximately 1000 feet, after he had selected the landing gear up, the engine started to run rough (sputter) for about fifteen seconds and then proceeded to quit. He immediately selected the right fuel tank on; insured all controls were full forward and selected the auxiliary fuel pump on. The engine failed to restart, however the propeller was rotating when the aircraft madecontact with the ground. The pilot was unable to return to eye and elected to make a gear up, off airport landing. Two witnesses stated that they saw a gray/brown trail of exhaust from the aircraft as it departed eye.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD LEFT THE HOWELL, MICHIGAN AIRPORT (OZW) AT 1300 LOCAL TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FILLED WITH FUEL A MONTH EARLIER AND WAS LEFT OUTSIDE UNTIL THE DAY OF THE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUT IN A HEATED HANGER, DEICED, AND DRIED PRIOR TO FLIGHT ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT HE CHECKED AND DRAINED THE FUEL SUMPS AND FOUND NO WATER. THE PILOT WAS ENROUTE TO MOUNT COMFORT AIRPORT (MQJ) WHEN HE ELECTED TO MAKE A REST STOP AT EAGLE CREEK AIRPARK (EYE). ON FINAL, THE PILOT SWITCHED TO THE LEFT FUEL TANK, AS THE CHECKLIST REQUIRED. HE STATED THAT HE HAD FLOWN THE ONE-HOUR TRIP FROM OZW TO EYE ON THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. HE LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE FBO. HE WAS ON THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. HE STARTED, TAXIED AND TOOK OFF FROM EYE ON THE LEFT FUEL TANK. AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET, AFTER HE HAD SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR UP, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH (SPUTTER) FOR ABOUT FIFTEEN SECONDS AND THEN PROCEEDED TO QUIT. HE IMMEDIATELY SELECTED THE RIGHT FUEL TANK ON; INSURED ALL CONTROLS WERE FULL FORWARD AND SELECTED THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP ON. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART, HOWEVER THE PROPELLER WAS ROTATING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT MADECONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO EYE AND ELECTED TO MAKE A GEAR UP, OFF AIRPORT LANDING. TWO WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY SAW A GRAY/BROWN TRAIL OF EXHAUST FROM THE AIRCRAFT AS IT DEPARTED EYE.

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 CHI01LA049Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIndianapolis, INThe reason for the loss of engine power is undetermined. A factor was the rough terrain.Dec 19, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9791X · 1

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

Incident 19980220006419IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Indianapolis, INNarrative: after departing Indianapolis Terry Airport, the pilot noticed that the landing gear doors had not closed. He then decided to return to Indianapolis Terry Airport. After selecting gear down position the landing gear remained in the up & locked…Feb 20, 1998 · Minor damage