# Accident 20100218027729A: Cessna P210N, Pinehurst, NC, February 18, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2010, 15:00 local time
- Place: Pinehurst, NC
- Airport: Pinehurst, Moore County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2358° N, 79.3864° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2358&lon=-79.3864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731DS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731DS) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100218027729A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 23 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 LOCAL TIME.  HE REPORTED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FT AGL THE ENGINE 'SURGED' THEN CAME BACK, THEN 'SURGED' AGAIN.  THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND HE ATTEMPTED TO 'PUMP THE THROTTLE' A COUPLE OF TIMES.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DITCH WITH THE NOSEWHEEL, CAUSING IT TO SHEAR OFF.  THE LEFT WINGTIP CONTACTED THE GROUND AND SUBSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING SPAR.   THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AFTER THE WINGTIP STRUCK THE GROUND.INVESTIGATION FOUND THE AUX FUEL PUMP IN THE 'ON' POSITION.  THE PROCEDURES IN THE POH CALL FOR THE AUX FUEL PUMP TO BE OFF FOR TAKEOFF.  IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THIS HAD NO BEARING ON THE ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 ERA10LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA146), Feb 18, 2010: Cessna P210N (N731DS), Carthage, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during the initial climb after takeoff 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.