# Accident 20090329004989A: Cessna P210N, Georgetown, TX, March 29, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2009, 18:45 local time
- Place: Georgetown, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6493° N, 97.7500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6493&lon=-97.7500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210BF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210BF-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 169 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090329004989A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ENGINE LOST POWER ON APPROACH TO LANDING.  PILOT HAD FUEL SELECTED ON LOW LEVEL LEFT FUEL TANK.  ENGINE LOST POWER ON FINAL APPROACH.  PILOT SAID HE COULD NOT HEAR ENGINE QUIT DUE TO WEARING HEADSETS.  LOST ALTITUDE, SWITCHED TO FULL FUEL TANK, AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART ENGINE.  MADE OFF FIELD LANDING ON RESIDENTAL STREET CLIPPING TWO TREES.

## 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 CEN09LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA233), Mar 29, 2009: Cessna P210N (N210BF), Georgetown, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel management. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper engine restart procedures.

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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