# Accident 20021113034049A: Cessna T210L, Los Angeles, CA, November 13, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 13, 2002, 15:39 local time - Place: Los Angeles, CA - Airport: Whiteman Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.2656° N, 118.4000° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2656&lon=-118.4000&mi=10 - Aircraft: N76TL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76TL-2004-08-18) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L - Fatal injuries: 0 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA031) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021113034049A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 13, 2002, AT 1539 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA T210L, N76TL, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 12, AT THE WHITEMAN AIRPORT (WHP), PACOIMA, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE LANDED SHORT OF THE AIRPORT ON A 4-LANE CITY STREET AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A COLLISION WITH TREES, TWO CARS, AND SEVERAL ROAD SIGNS. THE PILOT OPERATED THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AS A MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE DRIVER OF ONE CAR, AND A WORKER FROM A CAR LOT ALSO RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED WHP ABOUT 1500. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON A POLE AT A CORNER CAR LOT, AT THE INTERSECTION OF SAN FERNANDO ROAD AND PENNY ROAD. THE AIRPLANE AND DEBRIS CAME TO REST ON A MAGNETIC BEARING OF 177 DEGREES. THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A PARK CAR. FIRST RESPONDERS TO THE SITE NOTED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE AREA PRIOR TO THE POST IMPACT FIRE. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE SAFETY BOARD, THE PASSENGER STATED THAT THE FLIGHT WAS TO TEST THE AUTOPILOT SYSTEM. THE PILOT HAD ASKED HIM IF HE (THE PASSENGER) WANTED TO FLY WITH HIM FOR ABOUT 40 MINUTES WHILE HE TESTED OUT THE AUTOPILOT. THE PASSENGER STATED THAT THEY FLEW OUT TOWARDS THE MOJAVE DESERT. THE PASSENGER STATED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH WHILE THEY WERE ON FINAL, AND THE PILOT TRIED TO GET THE "POWER BACK BY MOVING THE CONTROLS." THE PASSENGER STATED THAT HE DIDN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING AFTER THAT. (-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED ABOUT .4 MILE FROM THE APPROACH END OF WHP ON 11/13/2002 AT APPROX. 15:40 PDT, AIRCRAFT WAS TURNING BASE LEG TO FINAL APPROACH WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. WITH THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS DOWN IT CLIPPED A SMALL TREE NEAR THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND SAN FERNANDO RD. AND PINNEY ST. AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND IN THE DIRT BETWEEN THE TRACKS AND SAN FERNANDO RD. COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR, AND CRUSHING THE LOWER FIREWALL. IT CONTINUED ACROSS SAN FERNANDO RD. FOR APPROX. 133' STICKING A CAR WITH IT'S RIGHT WING TIP THAT WAS WAITING TO TURN RIGHT ONTO SAN FERNANDO RD. A STOP SIGN ON PINNEY ST. AIRCRAFT THEN WENT UP THE CURB ACROSS THE SIDEWALK AND PLOWED INTO SEVERAL 4' HIGH POSTS AND A PARKED TRUCK IN A USED CAR PARKING LOT. THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE STRUCK A LIGHT POLE COMPROMISING THE FUEL TANK. A SMALL FIRE STARTED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA OF THE FIREWALL THAT CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE FWD FUSELAGE, THE INTERIOR, AND BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT WING. THERE WERE NO BURN MARKS OR MELTED METAL AROUND THE AREA OF THE RUPTURED LEFT FUEL TANK OR ON THE TRUCK THAT WAS DIRECTLY UNDER THE LEFT WING. THE MAJORITY OF THE FIRE DAMAGE WAS IN THE AREA OF THE LOWER RIGHT FIREWALL, AND THE UNDER SIDE OF THE RIGHT WING AT THE WING ROOT, THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK WAS INTACT AND WHEN THE WING WAS REMOVED DURING RECOVERY OF THE WRECKAGE THERE WAS NO FUEL PRESENT IN THE FUEL LINE BETWEEN THE WING AND THE FUSELAGE. AILERON CONTROL WAS VERIFIED, BUT THE RUDDER AND ELEVATOR CONTROL CONTINUITY COULD NOT BE, DUE TO THE DAMAGE OF THE LOWER FIREWALL, NOSE WHEEL STEERING SYSTEM AND RUDDER PEDALS. THE PROPELLER CONTROL WAS FULL HIGH RPM AND THE MIXTURE CONTROL WAS FULL RICH AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL WAS ALMOST FULL POWER. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE RIGHT POSITION. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. FLIGHT CONTROL TRIM POSITION INDICATORS COULD NOT BE READ DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE, BUT THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB WAS IN THE SLIGHT NOSE UP POSITION. DUE TO IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE MOUNT STRUCTURE AND THE NOSE WHEEL WELL, THE ENGINE WAS VIRTUALLY REMOVED FROM THE FIREWALL. ## 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 LAX03FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA031), Nov 13, 2002: Cessna T210L (N76TL), Pacoima, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due the inadvertent unporting of the fuel pickup tube, which resulted in fuel starvation during the go-around. The pilot's preflight and in-flight decisions regarding fuel… ## Other reports on N76TL (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19930102008179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930102008179I), Jan 2, 1993: Cessna 210J (N76TL), Page, AZ, Minor damage. On a gusty wind landing pilot bounced. Damaged propeller tips. - [Incident 19910220029539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910220029539I), Feb 20, 1991: Cessna T210L (N76TL), Tooele, UT, Minor damage. Pilot make an engine out landing. Right main tire blown due to heavy braking. 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/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.