20041023027619A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T210H · Missoula, MT · October 23, 2004

Date: October 23, 2004 · 11:15 local
Place: Missoula, MT
Airport: Missoula International Airport
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2240R
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA05LA011
Reported as: Cessna T210H
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,010 total100 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N2240RRegistration cancelled Oct 22, 2007 · Cessna T210HS/N T210-0390 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna T210H Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot stated that he was cleared to land. He then put fuel pump on low boost, switched tanks, lowered gear, added first notch of flaps, and then noticed he was low on the VASI. He then tried to add power with no response. After trying to restart engine unsuccessfully, he made an emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND. HE THEN PUT FUEL PUMP ON LOW BOOST, SWITCHED TANKS, LOWERED GEAR, ADDED FIRST NOTCH OF FLAPS, AND THEN NOTICED HE WAS LOW ON THE VASI. HE THEN TRIED TO ADD POWER WITH NO RESPONSE. AFTER TRYING TO RESTART ENGINE UNSUCCESSFULLY, HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA05LA011Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMissoula, MTThe pilot's failure to follow published procedures/directives (inducing excessive fuel flow to the engine), and the subsequent loss of engine power for nonmechanical reasons while on final approach. Contributing factors were the utility pole and the ditch.Oct 23, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2240R · 1

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

Incident 20000929030129ILevel Off Touchdown · Kalispell, MT(-23)PIC stated that on landing, there was a direct crosswind. Winds began to gust. Pilot lost control of the aircraft and it went off the runway striking a runway light.Sep 29, 2000 · Minor damage