# Accident 20060518007719A: Cessna T210L, Chico, CA, May 18, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2006, 16:27 local time
- Place: Chico, CA
- Airport: Chico Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8033° N, 121.8644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8033&lon=-121.8644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N212DW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N212DW-2008-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,770 total, 1,250 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060518007719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 05/18/06 AIRCRAFT N212DW DEPARTED CHICO, CA AIRPORT RUNWAY 13L, AND RETURNED AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP BETWEEN RUNWAYS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALED AND THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR 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 LAX06LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA178), May 18, 2006: Cessna T210L (N212DW), Chico, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and failure to verify the amount of fuel onboard.

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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