# Accident 20090525008539A: Cessna 210, Seattle, WA, May 25, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2009, 16:15 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5658° N, 122.2781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5658&lon=-122.2781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N210AK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total, 81 in this make and model, 177 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090525008539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 25, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 4:15 PM., N201AK, A CESSNA 210T, S/N 21061627, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, INBOUND TO BOEING FIELD (BFI) FROM THE EAST, AFTER BEING CLEARED TO LAND, DECLARED A "MAYDAY" AFTER LOOSING POWER.  THE PILOT ELECTING NOT TO LAND IN THE WATER OF LAKE WASHINGTON, SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN SEATTLE'S GENESEE PARK RECREATION FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A WOODEN SIGN POST WHEN LANDING WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT WING OUTBOARD OF THE FUEL CELL.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO PILOTS AND ONE PASSENGER AND A DOG OR TO ANYONE ON THE GROUND.

## 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 WPR09CA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA262), May 25, 2009: Cessna 210 (N210AK), Seattle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's failure to activate the fuel boost pump when attempting an engine restart. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's…

## Other reports on N210AK (1)

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

- [Incident 19791226035999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791226035999I), Dec 26, 1979: Cessna T210M (N210AK), Spokane, WA, Minor damage. Pilot unable to extend landing gear before landing due to failed actuating cylinder.

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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