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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna P210N · Glendale, CA · May 21, 2012

Date: May 21, 2012 · 20:27 local
Place: Glendale, CA
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N732JL
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR12FA222
Reported as: Cessna P210N
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total400 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N732JLRegistration cancelled Jan 8, 2018 · Cessna P210NS/N P21000582 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna P210N 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.

Pilot enroute to van nuys, CA from pheonix, AZ, when aircraft began to have power surge west of el monte, CA. Pilot was unable to maintain power thus had to make an attempted precautionary landing. In an attempt to do so, impacted power pole, removing left wing from aircraft, resulting in a final resting place inverted with tail torn from aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ENROUTE TO VAN NUYS, CA FROM PHEONIX, AZ, WHEN AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO HAVE POWER SURGE WEST OF EL MONTE, CA. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN POWER THUS HAD TO MAKE AN ATTEMPTED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. IN AN ATTEMPT TO DO SO, IMPACTED POWER POLE, REMOVING LEFT WING FROM AIRCRAFT, RESULTING IN A FINAL RESTING PLACE INVERTED WITH TAIL TORN FROM AIRCRAFT.

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 WPR12FA222Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportGlendale, CAThe partial loss of engine power during descent for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.May 22, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N732JL · 1

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

Incident 19911130053789IIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Millhaven, GAEngine quit on downwind leg due to fuel exhaustion on left tank. Forced landing in field.Nov 30, 1991 · Minor damage