# Accident 20040703012549A: Cessna T210J, Cheyenne, WY, July 3, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2004
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Airport: Cheyenne Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1508° N, 106.4525° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1508&lon=-106.4525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2KD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2KD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210J (registry code 2073440, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 425 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040703012549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE MAKING AN APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT FOR LANDING, THE PILOT ADDED POWER WITH NO ENGINE RESPONSE. THE THROTTLE CABLE DISCONNECTED FROM THE ENGINE CONTROL ARM DUE TO THE THROTTLE ATTACHING BOLT MISSING ALONG WITH THE WASHER, NUT AND COTTER PIN. THROTTLE WORKED FINE WHEN MOVED FROM THE COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT HAD THE ENGINE REMOVED APRIL 04 FOR METAL CONTAMINATION AND REINSTALLED. (-23 AMENDMENT) ^PRIVACY DATA O^

## 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 DEN04CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA096), Jul 3, 2004: Cessna T210J (N2KD), Cheyenne, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the detachment of the nut and bolt that attaches the throttle control cable to the fuel induction due to improper maintenance. Contributing factors were the fiber optics wire, fence, and ditch, and…

## Other reports on N2KD (2)

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

- [Accident 19900325005259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900325005259A), Mar 25, 1990: Cessna T210J (N2KD), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Unable to rotate for liftoff, aborted late. Ran off end runway into culvert. Had near full down trim.
- [Incident 19790823023219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790823023219I), Aug 23, 1979: Cessna T210J (N2KD), North Platte, NE, Substantial damage. Pilot set brakes started engine and rolled into parked aircraft.

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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