# Accident 20041009026139A: Cessna 210M, Salida, CO, October 9, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2004, 18:10 local time
- Place: Salida, CO
- Airport: Harriet Alexander Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5500° N, 106.0472° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5500&lon=-106.0472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732TE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732TE-2005-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210M (registry code 2073450, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,445 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041009026139A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN05LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA008), Oct 10, 2004: Cessna 210M (N732TE), Salida, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning which failed to determine the fuel supply was inadequate resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N732TE (1)

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

- [Incident 19850715040849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850715040849I), Jul 15, 1985: Cessna 210M (N732TE), Salina, KS, Minor damage. Left brake locked just before liftoff. Aborted takeoff, veered and wingtip struck runway. Brake malfunction.

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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