# Accident 20030402004999A: Cessna T210L, Gig Harbor, WA, April 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2003, 13:50 local time
- Place: Gig Harbor, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2678° N, 122.5981° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2678&lon=-122.5981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701TM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030402004999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 17, 2003, THE OWNER OF N701TM HAD SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE AIRCRAFT BY A MAINTENANCE FACILITY LOCATED AT TACOMA NARROWS AIRPORT (TIW). DURING THIS MAINTENANCE, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE LOW COMPRESSION ON THE NUMBER 2 CYLINDER OF THE ENGINE. AT THE REQUEST OF THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY, THE OWNER INITIATED A LOCAL FLIGHT TO WARM THE ENGINE FOR ANOTHER COMPRESSION CHECK. DURING THIS FLIGHT, THE OWNER EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE POWER LOSS, AND SUCCESSFULLY RETURNED TO TIW WITHOUT ENGINE POWER.

## 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 SEA03LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA054), Apr 2, 2003: Cessna T210L (N701TM), Gig Harbor, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of power for undetermined reasons during base turn.

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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