# Accident 20020716016459A: Cessna 210A, Sherman, TX, July 16, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2002, 08:51 local time
- Place: Sherman, TX
- Airport: Sherman Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6364° N, 96.5933° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6364&lon=-96.5933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9466X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9466X-2005-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210A (registry code 2073408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020716016459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TUESDAY 16, 2002 A CESSNA 210 PILOTED BY MICHAEL SIMS OF ^PRIVACY DATA O^ WAS ON APPROACH TO SHERMAN MUNICIPAL (SWI) FROM MCKINNEY AIRPORT (TKI). DURING THIS DOWNWIND TO BASE APPROACH AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET AGL THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, HOWEVER THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A VACANT LOT NEXT TO PASSPORT CHEVRON, 415 S. DEWEY STREET. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, FUSELAGE AND LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT SUFFERED A MINOR CUT UNDER THE LEFT EYE.

## 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 FTW02LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA208), Jul 16, 2002: Cessna 210A (N9466X), Sherman, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel starvation. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N9466X (1)

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

- [Accident 19980429046829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980429046829A), Apr 29, 1998: Cessna 210A (N9466X), Weatherford, TX, No damage. (-23) Pilot appeared to have landed long and at excessive speed, runway marks support this theory even though r. lafleur stated he had problems flaring. No…

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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