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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T210L · Elberta, UT · May 1, 2012

Date: May 1, 2012 · 13:00 local
Place: Elberta, UT
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N210LH
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR12LA190
Reported as: Cessna T210L
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total400 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N210LHRegistration cancelled Sep 14, 2012 · Cessna T210LS/N 21061253 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna T210L Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilots were practicing maneuvers and power off stalls. On the 4th stall the pilot in the left seat went to recover and lost power. The flight instructor took over the controls and tried to regain power but was unable. Aircraft made a forced landing in a field. The prop contacted soft ground on an uphill slope and the aircraft flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

PILOTS WERE PRACTICING MANEUVERS AND POWER OFF STALLS. ON THE 4TH STALL THE PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT WENT TO RECOVER AND LOST POWER. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS AND TRIED TO REGAIN POWER BUT WAS UNABLE. AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. THE PROP CONTACTED SOFT GROUND ON AN UPHILL SLOPE AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR12LA190Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportElberta, UTA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.May 1, 2012 · Substantial damage