# Accident 20090827018119A: Cessna 210K, Show Low, AZ, August 27, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2009, 07:30 local time
- Place: Show Low, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: XW7A
- Location: 34.2294° N, 110.0707° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2294&lon=-110.0707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4600Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4600Q-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210K (registry code 2073446, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210K
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,760 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA422) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090827018119A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 27, 2009, ABOUT 0730 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 210K, N4600Q, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT LOST ENGINE POWER AND SUBSEQUENTLY FORCE LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP IN THE TERRAIN NEAR THE SHOW LOW AIRPORT IN ARIZONA.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY SEDONA SKY TREKS.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 135 FLIGHT.  A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED, HOWEVER NOT ACTIVATED.

## 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 WPR09LA422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA422), Aug 27, 2009: Cessna 210K (N4600Q), Show Low, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the displaced oil filter adapter gasket, which resulted in an oil leak and oil exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable terrain for a forced…

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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