# Accident 20081011854699A: Cessna 210, Placerville, CA, October 11, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2008, 10:17 local time
- Place: Placerville, CA
- Airport: Placerville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7242° N, 120.7533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7242&lon=-120.7533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7418E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7418E-2018-01-26) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 284 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081011854699A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED IN HIS STATEMENT THAT HE PERFORMED A FORWARD SLIP TO LOSE ALTITUDE DURING FINAL AT PLACERVILLE AIRPORT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED IN THE REPORT, “STILL HIGH AT THIS POINT AND CLOSE TO RUNWAY THRESHOLD, MADE DECISION TO GO AROUND, PUSHED THE THROTTLE FULL IN FOR POWER, ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND”  THE AIRCRAFT CRASH LANDED AT THIS POINT.  THE FOLLOWING FACTS WE FOUND BY FAA ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  FUEL STRAINER WAS ALLMOST EMPTY AND IN TAC.  LEAK CHECK AND FUNCTION CHECK OF FUEL STRAINER WAS GOOD.  NO SIGN OF FUEL IN ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM.  DRAINED 9.5 GALLONS FROM LEFT TANK.  DRAINED 15 GALLONS FROM RIGHT TANK AND DISCONTINUED DRAINING.  LEFT FUEL GUAGE INDICATED EMPTY AND MASTER SWITCH ON RIGHT FUEL GUAGE INDICATED HALF.  PLACARD UNDER FUEL GUAGES STATE, AVOID LANDING APPROACHES IN RED ARC OVER 30 SECONDS SLIPS UNDER HALF TANK (REF OWNER’S MANUAL).  FUEL SYSTEM FUNCTION TEST NORMAL.  PILOT SAID TO FAA ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THAT HE LANDED WITH FUEL SELECTOR ON LEFT POSITION.  GROUNG RUN ENGINE, OP’S CHECK NORMAL.

## 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 WPR09LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA009), Oct 11, 2008: Cessna 210 (N7418E), Placerville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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