# Accident 20120827020279A: Cessna P210N, Alturas, CA, August 27, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2012, 12:24 local time
- Place: Alturas, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4891° N, 120.5513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alturas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4891&lon=-120.5513&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL TSIO-520
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 40 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120827020279A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS GOING TO LAND AT ALTURAS CALIFORNIA FOR FUEL. HE STATED THAT HE DESCENDED OVER ALTURAS AIRPORT, TURNED RIGHT BASE FOR RUNWAY 3 WITH THE GEAR DOWN. HE STATED THAT HE ELECTED TO GO AROUND.  HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT 'WAS CLIMBING' BUT 'DIDN'T PERFORM.'  THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE TURNED TO THE RIGHT, THE ENGINE DIED.  THE PILOT LANDED SOUTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 395, CLIPPED A HIGHWAY SIGN AND CAME TO REST ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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