# Accident 20120521009659A: Cessna P210N, Glendale, CA, May 21, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2012, 20:27 local time
- Place: Glendale, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2394° N, 118.3681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2394&lon=-118.3681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732JL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732JL-2018-01-08) (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 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 400 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120521009659A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR12FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA222), May 22, 2012: Cessna P210N (N732JL), Glendale, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N732JL (1)

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

- [Incident 19911130053789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911130053789I), Nov 30, 1991: Cessna P210N (N732JL), Millhaven, GA, Minor damage. Engine quit on downwind leg due to fuel exhaustion on left tank. Forced landing in field.

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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