# Accident 20020330005039A: Cessna 210F, Naples, FL, March 30, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 30, 2002, 15:15 local time - Place: Naples, FL - Airport: Naples Municipal - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 26.1539° N, 81.7811° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1539&lon=-81.7811&mi=10 - Aircraft: N1844F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1844F-2006-08-11) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 210F (registry code 2073418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210f) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210F - Reported engine: CONT IO520A - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 550 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA070) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020330005039A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED 1/4 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY 14 DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE MIXTURE CABLE RODEND DISCONNECTED FROM FUEL CONTROL MIXTURE LEVER. THE MIXTURE CABLE RODEND AND THE FUEL CONTROL MIXTURE ARM SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF IMPACT DAMAGE. (.4) ON MARCH 30, 2002, AT 1515 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 210, N1844F, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IN A MANGROVE SWAMP WHILE ON APPROACH TO NAPLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, FLORIDA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED NAPLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, FLORIDA, AT 1505. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER DEPARTING NAPLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, HE WAS GIVEN CLEARANCE TO CLIMB TO HIS REQUESTED ALTITUDE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT, AT 800 FEET THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE MANIFOLD PRESSURE. EFFORTS BY THE PILOT TO RESTORE MANIFOLD PRESSURE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EME RGENCY AND HEADED BACK TO THE NAPLES AIRPORT. WHEN HE SAW THAT HE WOULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT HE ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A MANGROVE SWAMP 1/4 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH SEVERAL TREES AND CAME TO REST IN ABOUT THREE INCHES OF WATER SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING BOTH WINGS THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS AND EMPENNAGE. FOLLOWING THE AIRPLANE'S RECOVERY FROM THE SWAMP, AN EXAMINATION OF THE CABIN FOUND THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE CONTROLS FULL FORWARD OR THEIR TAKEOFF POSITIONS. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOUND THE MIXTURE CABLE ATTACHMENT AND THE FUEL CONTROL DISCONNECTED. THE FUEL CONTROL ARM WAS NOT DEFORMED FROM IMPACT. THE MIXTURE CABLE ATTACHMENT ROD-END WAS NOT DEFORMED FROM IMPACT, AND THE MIXTURE ATTACHMENT BOLT, NUT AND WASHER WERE MISSING. AT THE TIME OF THIS EXAMINATION, THE MIXTURE ARM ON THE FUEL CONTROL WAS IN THE CLOSED OR CUTOFF POSITION. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE'S LOG BOOKS FOUND THAT THE FUEL CONTROL BRACKET WAS REPLACED DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT ON DECEMBER 6, 2001. THE AIRFRAME HAD ACCUMULATED 27.8 HOURS SINCE THAT MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED. ## 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 ATL02LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA070), Mar 30, 2002: Cessna 210 (N1844F), Naples, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Total loss of engine power due to improper maintenance by company maintenance personnel which allowed the mixture control linkage to disconnect in flight which resulted in an emergency descent to… ## Other reports on N1844F (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19780323010129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780323010129I), Mar 23, 1978: Cessna 210F (N1844F), Shaw, SC, Minor damage. Pilot unable extend gear by normal or emergency means. Engine pump regulator was stuck open. Emergency system ok 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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