# Accident 20011224034299A: Cessna T210M, Santarosa, CA, December 24, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2001, 18:15 local time
- Place: Santarosa, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5007° N, 122.7594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5007&lon=-122.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1309M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1309M-2002-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011224034299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE TO PETALUMA (O69) THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. MR. ADAMS SWITCHED FROM THE RIGHT FUEL TANK TO THE LEFT WHICH INDICATED 10-15 GALLONS. THE ENGINE RESTARTED FOR A FEW MINUTES. HE TURNED AND DIVERTED TO THE SANTA ROSA AIRPORT. DURING THE DESCENT HE SWITCHED BETWEEN TANK ATTEMPTING TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING. WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32 AT SANTA ROSA, HE CALLED THE TOWER AND INFORMED THEM THAT THE ENGINE QUIT AND HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A VINEYARD ABOUT 3/4 OF A MILE FROM THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, NO INJURIES.

## 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 LAX02LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA055), Dec 25, 2001: Cessna T210M (N1309M), Santa Rosa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning/decision resulting in miscalculation of fuel consumption, fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power. Factors were rough terrain in a vineyard,…

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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