# Accident 20041023027619A: Cessna T210H, Missoula, MT, October 23, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2004, 11:15 local time
- Place: Missoula, MT
- Airport: Missoula International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9008° N, 114.0647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9008&lon=-114.0647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2240R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2240R-2007-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210H (registry code 2073438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210H
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,010 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041023027619A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA05LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA011), Oct 23, 2004: Cessna T210H (N2240R), Missoula, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.…

## Other reports on N2240R (1)

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

- [Incident 20000929030129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000929030129I), Sep 29, 2000: Cessna T210H (N2240R), Kalispell, MT, Minor damage. (-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…

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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