# Accident 20080223012199A: Cessna 210, Willcox, AZ, February 23, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2008, 15:40 local time
- Place: Willcox, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2453° N, 109.8944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2453&lon=-109.8944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7337E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7337E-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 61 total, 14 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080223012199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT, HE WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM RYAN AIRPORT, TUCSON, AZ, TO WILLCOX, AZ. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED HE DEVIATED FROM HIS ORIGINAL FLIGHT PLAN BUT EVENTUALLY MADE IT TO WILLCOX, AZ. HE STATED HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN BUT MADE A GO AROUND ON HIS FIRST ATTEMPT TO LAND. ON HIS SECOND ATTEMPT WHILE TURNING ONTO BASE LEG THE ENGINE QUIT. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED HE MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT IT FAILED TO RESTART. THE STUDENT PILOT MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION INDICATES THE STUDENT PILOT MAY HAVE HAD A PASSENGER WITH  HIM, A RELATIVE, ON THE FLIGHT.

## 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 LAX08LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA064), Feb 23, 2008: Cessna 210 (N7337E), Willcox, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power while on final approach due to multiple grounding faults in the ignition system as a result of poor ignition system maintenance.

## Other reports on N7337E (2)

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

- [Incident 19960923034089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960923034089I), Sep 23, 1996: Cessna 210 (N7337E), Twin Falls, ID, Minor damage. Narrative: Mr. Mitchell had been administering a biennial flight review to Mr. Clark prior to this incident. They had been practicing landings at the buhl, ID…
- [Incident 19810510054099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810510054099I), May 10, 1981: Cessna 210 (N7337E), Boise, ID, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Failed to use pre landing check list.

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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