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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna P210N · Mountain View, CA · October 20, 2001

Date: October 20, 2001 · 16:52 local
Place: Mountain View, CA
Airport: Moffett Field Nas
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N4580K
Reported as: Cessna P210N
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,500 total100 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days

N4580KRegistered now · Cessna P210NS/N P21000223 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna P210N Engine 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.

(-23) The instructor stated that while on an IFR descent into san carlos (sql) airport, he instructed the student to complete the descent checklist. The student then switched the fuel selector to the fullest tank which had approximately 30 gallons. The engine hesitated and then quit. The instructor took over the controls and instructed the student to turn off the boost pump and the engine started back up. The instructor called ATC and declared an emergency and landed at the Moffett field (nuq) which was the closest airport.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT WHILE ON AN IFR DESCENT INTO SAN CARLOS (SQL) AIRPORT, HE INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO COMPLETE THE DESCENT CHECKLIST. THE STUDENT THEN SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE FULLEST TANK WHICH HAD APPROXIMATELY 30 GALLONS. THE ENGINE HESITATED AND THEN QUIT. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS AND INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO TURN OFF THE BOOST PUMP AND THE ENGINE STARTED BACK UP. THE INSTRUCTOR CALLED ATC AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT THE MOFFETT FIELD (NUQ) WHICH WAS THE CLOSEST AIRPORT.

Other reports on N4580K · 1

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

Incident 19851005060359ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Houston, TXPilot stated aircraft seemed nose heavy on liftoff. Aborted takeoff and landed hard collapsing nosewheel.Oct 5, 1985 · Minor damage