20041110030139A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna P210N · Las Vegas, NV · November 10, 2004

Date
November 10, 2004 · 16:00 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
North Las Vegas Air Terminal
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6663P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX05CA031
Reported as
Cessna P210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,700 total5,000 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Responded to a/c landing gear up due to loss of power. A/c force landed 6 +/- miles nnw of vfg airport at approx 1600 PST. A/c landed on nnw heading of 335 +/- degrees and came to final rest with nose heading 065 +/- degrees after 150 to 175 feet of travel from initial point of impact. A/c sustained heavy damage to lower fuselage from nose to just aft of MLG. Prop blades curled back indicating no power applied. Initial inspection of fuel tanks with the r/h wing low showed no evidence of fuel. Fuel filler cap removed and wing tip fuel drain valve opened with negligible fuel present. No indication of fuel leakage on ground or fumes present. Fuel selector valve was in "off" position. Pilot sustained minor cut/injury due to nose impacting glareshield.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) RESPONDED TO A/C LANDING GEAR UP DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. A/C FORCE LANDED 6 +/- MILES NNW OF VFG AIRPORT AT APPROX 1600 PST. A/C LANDED ON NNW HEADING OF 335 +/- DEGREES AND CAME TO FINAL REST WITH NOSE HEADING 065 +/- DEGREES AFTER 150 TO 175 FEET OF TRAVEL FROM INITIAL POINT OF IMPACT. A/C SUSTAINED HEAVY DAMAGE TO LOWER FUSELAGE FROM NOSE TO JUST AFT OF MLG. PROP BLADES CURLED BACK INDICATING NO POWER APPLIED. INITIAL INSPECTION OF FUEL TANKS WITH THE R/H WING LOW SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL. FUEL FILLER CAP REMOVED AND WING TIP FUEL DRAIN VALVE OPENED WITH NEGLIGIBLE FUEL PRESENT. NO INDICATION OF FUEL LEAKAGE ON GROUND OR FUMES PRESENT. FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS IN "OFF" POSITION. PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR CUT/INJURY DUE TO NOSE IMPACTING GLARESHIELD.

NTSB investigation

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