# Accident 20070810020109A: Cessna 210D, Ft. Wayne, IN, August 10, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2007, 17:33 local time
- Place: Ft. Wayne, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9783° N, 85.1950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9783&lon=-85.1950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3794Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3794Y-2012-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210D (registry code 2073414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070810020109A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI07CA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA261), Aug 10, 2007: Cessna 210 D (N3794Y), Fort Wayne, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight.

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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