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FAA accident report · Cessna P210N · Bolivar, TN · February 13, 2003

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Date
February 13, 2003 · 19:53 local
Place
Bolivar, TN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6ZZ
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL03LA045
Reported as
Cessna P210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520P
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,049 total43 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days
N6ZZRegistration cancelled Jun 18, 2003 · Cessna P210NS/N P21000558 · Built 1980Airframe modelCessna P210NEngine 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) According to the pilot while at cruise flight at 6000 feet the engine power decreased as if the throttle had been pulled to idle. The pilot checked the quantity of fuel in the tanks and fuel was present. The pilot felt that the engine was running but would not develop power. Repeated efforts to restore full power failed. The pilot radioed memphis approach control and reported an in-flight emergency due to an engine failure. Approach control vectored the pilot to william l. whitehurst field, Bolivar, TN. The airplane left wing collided with trees in a heavily wooded area, spun to the right nose down and backed nose down into a group of trees which cushioned the crash. Both the pilot and passenger walked away with minor cuts and bruises. There was a post crash fire. Airplane was heavily damaged by fire. Examination of the engine by teledyne Continental motors, inc. on October 29, 2003 with FAA and NTSB present revealed no abnormalities. The engine had 140.9 hours since new when the 100 hour inspection was completed on 10-17-02.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT WHILE AT CRUISE FLIGHT AT 6000 FEET THE ENGINE POWER DECREASED AS IF THE THROTTLE HAD BEEN PULLED TO IDLE. THE PILOT CHECKED THE QUANTITY OF FUEL IN THE TANKS AND FUEL WAS PRESENT. THE PILOT FELT THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT WOULD NOT DEVELOP POWER. REPEATED EFFORTS TO RESTORE FULL POWER FAILED. THE PILOT RADIOED MEMPHIS APPROACH CONTROL AND REPORTED AN IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY DUE TO AN ENGINE FAILURE. APPROACH CONTROL VECTORED THE PILOT TO WILLIAM L. WHITEHURST FIELD, BOLIVAR, TN. THE AIRPLANE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH TREES IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA, SPUN TO THE RIGHT NOSE DOWN AND BACKED NOSE DOWN INTO A GROUP OF TREES WHICH CUSHIONED THE CRASH. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WALKED AWAY WITH MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES. THERE WAS A POST CRASH FIRE. AIRPLANE WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED BY FIRE. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE BY TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS, INC. ON OCTOBER 29, 2003 WITH FAA AND NTSB PRESENT REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES. THE ENGINE HAD 140.9 HOURS SINCE NEW WHEN THE 100 HOUR INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED ON 10-17-02.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL03LA045Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBolivar, TNThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was trees.Feb 13, 2003 · Destroyed