# Accident 20060922020359A: Cessna T210M, Delta, UT, September 22, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2006, 16:05 local time
- Place: Delta, UT
- Airport: Delta Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3806° N, 112.5078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3806&lon=-112.5078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732PC-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 621 total, 255 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060922020359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED 1/2 TO 1 INCH OF RIME ICE AT 12,000 MSL. HE REQUESTED A HIGHER ALTITUDE AND DURING CLIMB TO 14,000 MSL THE ENGINE COUGHED ONCE AND WITHIN 5 TO 10 SECONDS IT QUIT AT APPROXIMATELY 13,400 MSL. PILOT ESTABLISHED A GLIDE TO NEAREST AIRPORT (DELTA, UT). DURING DESCENT INTO VFR CONDITIONS HE ATTEMPTED ENGINE RESTART WITH NO SUCCESS. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED OVER THE TOP OF DELTA AIRPORT AND WHILE MANEUVERING TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT SANK MORE THAN PLANNED CAUSING IT TO LAND PRIOR TO AIRPORT PROPERTY. DURING DECELERATION THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE WITH A TENSIONING CABLE THAT CAUGHT THE NOSE GEAR CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP UPSIDE DOWN AS IT STOPPED.

## 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 SEA06LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA185), Sep 22, 2006: Cessna T210M (N732PC), Delta, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for an undetermined reason during cruise flight.

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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