# Accident 20031026029229A: Cessna 210N, Swanton, OH, October 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2003, 15:20 local time
- Place: Swanton, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5881° N, 83.7617° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5881&lon=-83.7617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5452V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5452V-2004-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210N (registry code 2073453, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210N
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031026029229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N5452V, CE-210N, WAS CLEARED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 25 AT TOLEDO EXPRESS (TOL). THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AFTER THE EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF TOLEDO. DURING THE LANDING THE NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT WING, RUDDER/VERTICAL STABILIZER, NOSE GEAR, PROP AND ENGINE COWLING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD THE AIRCRAFT TOPPED OFF PRIOR TO TAKEOFF FROM NORWOOD, MASSACHUSETTS, BUT DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL. HE HAD FLOWN FOR ABOUT 4.5 HOURS BEFORE THE ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT ALSO STATED HE ALTERNATED BETWEEN THE RIGHT AND LEFT FUEL TANK DURING THE FLIGHT, AND THAT THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS SELECTED AT THE TIME THE ENGINE LOST POWER. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS COMPROMISED AND AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS OBSERVED LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS INTACT AND EMPTY. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A FUEL SPILL IN THE AREA AROUND THE LEFT FUEL TANK. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 NYC04LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA016), Oct 26, 2003: Cessna 210N (N5452V), Swanton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel tank selection, which resulted in fuel starvation, and subsequent loss of engine power.

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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