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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210M · Spanish Fork, UT · November 25, 2011

Date: November 25, 2011 · 11:54 local
Place: Spanish Fork, UT
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N73RB
Reported as: Cessna T210M
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 335 total71 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N73RBRegistered now · Cessna T210MS/N 21061758 Airframe modelCessna T210M

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated that he took off and flew for about 45 minutes and then landed at Spanish Fork, UT (U77). Pilot stated that he always takes off using the right fuel tank. Pilot took off again from U77 and after reaching a height of approximately 2000' AGL the engine began to sputter and subsequently died. He attempted to restart the engine and switched fuel tanks but the engine would not restart. He performed emergency landing in a field and at the end of the field hit a ditch which caused the nose wheel to collapse and bent two of the propeller blades

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT HE TOOK OFF AND FLEW FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES AND THEN LANDED AT SPANISH FORK, UT (U77). PILOT STATED THAT HE ALWAYS TAKES OFF USING THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. PILOT TOOK OFF AGAIN FROM U77 AND AFTER REACHING A HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 2000' AGL THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND SUBSEQUENTLY DIED. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND SWITCHED FUEL TANKS BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. HE PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD AND AT THE END OF THE FIELD HIT A DITCH WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE WHEEL TO COLLAPSE AND BENT TWO OF THE PROPELLER BLADES