# Accident 20100521006009A: Cessna 210A, Benson, AZ, May 21, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2010, 12:09 local time
- Place: Benson, AZ
- Airport: Benson Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9994° N, 110.3578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9994&lon=-110.3578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6630X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6630X-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210A (registry code 2073408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 3 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100521006009A

## Narrative

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

ON THE 21ST OF MAY 2010, N6630X MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING NEAR BENSON AIRPORT (E-95). THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED FOR LANDING WITH FULL FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A 1.5 MILE FINAL FOR RWY 28 AT 400 FEET WHEN THE PILOT RECOGNIZED THE ENGINE WAS NO LONGER MAKING POWER. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY PERFORMED RESTART PROCEDURES. UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE, THE PILOT MADE A LEFT, 30 DEGREE, TURN IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND ON A ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT LANDED IN THE DESERT APPROXIMATELY 3/4 MILES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES WERE TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE OUTBOARD 3 FEET OF THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT HAD MINOR INJURIES WHILE HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES WITH A COMPRESSION FRACTURE TO A VERTEBRA. FUEL WAS PRESENT IN BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT WING.

## 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 WPR10LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA251), May 21, 2010: Cessna 210A (N6630X), Benson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of a loss of fuel pressure caused by the fuel pump screws being loose. Contributing to the accident was inadequate maintenance.

## Other reports on N6630X (1)

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

- [Incident 19810706062529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810706062529I), Jul 6, 1981: Cessna 210A (N6630X), Gainesville, TX, Minor damage. Pilot unable to extend landing gear fully. Landed on grass. Hydraulic power pack had failed.

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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