20041009026139A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 210M · Salida, CO · October 9, 2004

Date: October 9, 2004 · 18:10 local
Place: Salida, CO
Airport: Harriet Alexander Field Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N732TE
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN05LA008
Reported as: Cessna 210M
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,445 total1,000 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N732TERegistration cancelled Jan 21, 2005 · Cessna 210MS/N 21061755 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 210M Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) N732TE was enroute from bullfrog bay (lake powell) to cos with a private pilot and 4 passengers on board. The first 30 minutes was flown on the left tank after which the right tank was selected and operated for 1 hour until it ran dry. The selector was then moved to the left tank 10 miles w of monarch pass. Approximately 10-15 minutes later the engine lost power over the Salida airport at 13,500 MSL. Fuel pressure went to zero and attempts to restart using the low and high boost pump associated emergency procedures were unsuccessful. The pilot attempted an emergency landing at the Salida airport (0V2). When he turned final for runway 24 he lost sight of the runway due to the afternoon sun glare in his eyes. The pilot saw a field to his right (north) and executed an emergency landing in the field. On touchdown the aircraft hit several irrigation ditches, a barbed wire fence and post causing substantial damage. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N732TE WAS ENROUTE FROM BULLFROG BAY (LAKE POWELL) TO COS WITH A PRIVATE PILOT AND 4 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE FIRST 30 MINUTES WAS FLOWN ON THE LEFT TANK AFTER WHICH THE RIGHT TANK WAS SELECTED AND OPERATED FOR 1 HOUR UNTIL IT RAN DRY. THE SELECTOR WAS THEN MOVED TO THE LEFT TANK 10 MILES W OF MONARCH PASS. APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE LOST POWER OVER THE SALIDA AIRPORT AT 13,500 MSL. FUEL PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO AND ATTEMPTS TO RESTART USING THE LOW AND HIGH BOOST PUMP ASSOCIATED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE SALIDA AIRPORT (0V2). WHEN HE TURNED FINAL FOR RUNWAY 24 HE LOST SIGHT OF THE RUNWAY DUE TO THE AFTERNOON SUN GLARE IN HIS EYES. THE PILOT SAW A FIELD TO HIS RIGHT (NORTH) AND EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE FIELD. ON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT HIT SEVERAL IRRIGATION DITCHES, A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND POST CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DEN05LA008Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSalida, COThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning which failed to determine the fuel supply was inadequate resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.Oct 10, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N732TE · 1

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

Incident 19850715040849ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Salina, KSLeft brake locked just before liftoff. Aborted takeoff, veered and wingtip struck runway. Brake malfunction.Jul 15, 1985 · Minor damage