# Accident 20090328003869A: Cessna T210L, Madera, CA, March 28, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2009, 13:30 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Airport: Madera Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9972° N, 120.1164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9972&lon=-120.1164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2445S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2445S-2010-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 65 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090328003869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 30 AT MAE FROM WHAT APPEARS TO BE A "TOUCH AND GO" LANDING ACCORDING TO A WITNESS STATEMENT.  THE AIRCRAFT MAY ALSO HAVE BEEN RETURNING TO MAE, HOME BASE FOR THE AIRCRAFT, FROM A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO CRASH OFF THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY, AT THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 30, AT AVE 17.  INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AT SITE DETERMINED THAT NO FUEL WAS IN THE LEFT OR RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANK.  NO ADDITIONAL FUEL TANK INSTALLATIONS WERE NOTED.  THE RIGHT FORWARD DOOR POST AND FUEL LINE WAS SEVERED BY RESPONDING FIRE (MADERA, CA) DEPT FOR REMOVAL OF THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT PASSENGER.  THE INCIDENT COMMANDER REPORTED THAT NO FUEL WAS SPILLED.  RECOVERY OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND NO FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT.  PROPELLER DAMAGE IS CONSISTENT WITH A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR WAS FOUND TO BE SELECTED TO THE LEFT MAIN (WING) TANK.  THE THROTTLE WAS IN THE OPEN POSITION, THE MIXTURE WAS IN THE FULL RICH POSITION AND THE PROP CONTROL (RPM) WAS IN THE HIGH RPM POSITION.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ARE STILL UNDER MEDICAL CARE AND ARE NOT AVAILALE FOR INTERVIEW OR BLOCK 31 PILOT DATA.  FAA FORM 8020-23 WILL BE AMENDED IF INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 WPR09LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA170), Mar 28, 2009: Cessna T210L (N2445S), Madera, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during the initial climb due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to properly monitor the airplane's fuel quantity and to correctly ascertain the fuel on…

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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