# Accident 20120719016789A: Cessna T210M, Wells, NV, July 19, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2012, 10:30 local time
- Place: Wells, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1172° N, 114.9222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1172&lon=-114.9222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6181N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6181N-2018-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 2 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120719016789A

## Narrative

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

DURING A FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE PILOT APPLIED THROTTLE TO ARREST HIS SINK RATE BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND.  POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED AT LEAST 5 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS AVAILAVLE IN EACH 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 WPR12LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA313), Jul 19, 2012: Cessna T210M (N6181N), Wells, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during the final landing approach for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any malfunctions or failures that would have…

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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