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FAA accident report · Cessna 210D · Ft. Wayne, IN · August 10, 2007

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Date
August 10, 2007 · 17:33 local
Place
Ft. Wayne, IN
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3794Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI07CA261
Reported as
Cessna 210D
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total2,400 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N3794YRegistration cancelled Nov 13, 2012 · Cessna 210DS/N 21058294 · Built 1963Airframe modelCessna 210DEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot's intent was to do pattern work and complete 3 touch and go landings. After checking ATIS, the pilot called the tower and was cleared to runway 32 at the midway section. The pilot chose to do a left hand traffic pattern. The downwind leg was extended for traffic. The aircraft was at an altitude of 1600 ft MSL. The pilot stated that about 30 seconds after turning on base leg the engine quit. He said he started the restart procedure. The engine started and ran for about 5 seconds, then quit again. A third attempt to restart failed. The pilot said he set up for best glide, approximately 80 mph. He said he thought about landing on I-469 but decided he could not make the highway. At that point, he was running out of altitude and picked a cornfield adjacent to I-469 and just on the other side of s.r.1. The aircaft's landing gear touched down on s.r.1, the pilot stated he pulled all the way back on the yoke. The aircraft went airborne briefly, missing powerlines, before landing in the cornfield.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT'S INTENT WAS TO DO PATTERN WORK AND COMPLETE 3 TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. AFTER CHECKING ATIS, THE PILOT CALLED THE TOWER AND WAS CLEARED TO RUNWAY 32 AT THE MIDWAY SECTION. THE PILOT CHOSE TO DO A LEFT HAND TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE DOWNWIND LEG WAS EXTENDED FOR TRAFFIC. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1600 FT MSL. THE PILOT STATED THAT ABOUT 30 SECONDS AFTER TURNING ON BASE LEG THE ENGINE QUIT. HE SAID HE STARTED THE RESTART PROCEDURE. THE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS, THEN QUIT AGAIN. A THIRD ATTEMPT TO RESTART FAILED. THE PILOT SAID HE SET UP FOR BEST GLIDE, APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH. HE SAID HE THOUGHT ABOUT LANDING ON I-469 BUT DECIDED HE COULD NOT MAKE THE HIGHWAY. AT THAT POINT, HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF ALTITUDE AND PICKED A CORNFIELD ADJACENT TO I-469 AND JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF S.R.1. THE AIRCAFT'S LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN ON S.R.1, THE PILOT STATED HE PULLED ALL THE WAY BACK ON THE YOKE. THE AIRCRAFT WENT AIRBORNE BRIEFLY, MISSING POWERLINES, BEFORE LANDING IN THE CORNFIELD.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI07CA261Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFort Wayne, INThe loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight.Aug 10, 2007 · Substantial damage