# Accident 20041110032569A: Cessna P210N, Sacramento, CA, November 10, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2004, 19:00 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Mather Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5761° N, 121.2597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5761&lon=-121.2597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6416W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6416W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041110032569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS PURCHASED AND THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN MESQUITE, TX. AT APPROXIMATELY 8:50 AM PST. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DAT^ WAS HIRED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT FOR ^PRIVACY DA^ THE NEW OWNER WHO IS A PILOT BUT WITHOUT A CURRENT MEDICAL FROM MESQUITE TX. TO COLUSA CA. THE FLIGHT MADE A FUEL STOP AT ROSWELL NM. ARRIVING APPROXIMATELY 12:40. DEPARTED ROSWELL APPROXIMATELY 1:40 PST. ALTERNATOR #2 WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SOON AFTER DEPARTURE END AND ULTIMATELY FAILED. SOME TIME LATER IN THE FLIGHT THE #1 ALTERNATOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND ULTIMATELY FAILED. SOME TIME LATER IN THE FLIGHT THE MASTER WAS TURNED OFF TO CONSERVE THE BATTERY POWER AND A DECISION TO CHANGE DESTINATION TO SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES FROM SAC EXECUTIVE MASTER WAS TURNED ON TO CONTACT SAC APPROACH. SOME TIME LATER PILOT CONCERNED ABOUT FUEL GAUGE INDICATIONS CONTACTED APPROACH AND CHANGED DESTINATION AIRPORT TO SACRAMENTO MATHER. ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22L THE ENGINE QUIT. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON SUNRISE BLVD. ABOUT 1 TO 2 MILES NORTH EAST OF THE AIRPORT. FUEL CAPS AND SYSTEM WAS EXAMINED. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO MECHANICAL FLAW TO EXPLAIN FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 LAX05CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA030), Nov 11, 2004: Cessna P210N (N6416W), Rancho Cordova, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane prior to fuel exhaustion, which resulted in a loss of engine power. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper in-flight decision to continue the flight…

## Other reports on N6416W (1)

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

- [Incident 19881009061549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881009061549I), Oct 9, 1988: Cessna P210N (N6416W), Parker, AZ, Minor damage. Fuel exhaustion due to headwinds. Forced landing on a road. Minor damage.

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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