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FAA incident report · Cessna P210N · Greensboro, NC · May 13, 2013

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Date
May 13, 2013 · 12:01 local
Place
Greensboro, NC
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N5469X
Reported as
Cessna P210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,076 total895 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days
N5469XRegistered now · Cessna P210NS/N P21000507 · Built 1980Airframe modelCessna P210NEngine 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.

05/13/2013--Aircraft departed rdu inroute to msp. Pilot reported, 12 to 15 miles north of gso engine began running rough and misfiring#2 CHT pegged, #3 CHT erratic indications.

Oil temp and pressure seemed normal. Pilot was vectored to gso and declared emergency. Engine would not make selected power. Landed without accident or fire. Taxi to ramp and stopped engine. Fuel smell strong. Observed fuel dripping from cowling area. Moved fuel selector to off and leak stopped. Atlantic aero in gso was contracted to investigate and discovered source of fuel leak was fuel pump assembly. Anoroid to pump screws were loose and fuel stains were evident in the surrounding area. Replaced fuel pump with servicable unit. Ground runs and test flight proved satisfactory.

Fuel pump delivered to teledyne Continental for disassembly and investigation.

Fuel pump was disassembled and inspected at Continental and observed by FAA inspector jack clark. No abnormal defects were noted. Report of teardown is forthcoming.

As the FAA filed it

05/13/2013--AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RDU INROUTE TO MSP. PILOT REPORTED, 12 TO 15 MILES NORTH OF GSO ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND MISFIRING#2 CHT PEGGED, #3 CHT ERRATIC INDICATIONS.

OIL TEMP AND PRESSURE SEEMED NORMAL. PILOT WAS VECTORED TO GSO AND DECLARED EMERGENCY. ENGINE WOULD NOT MAKE SELECTED POWER. LANDED WITHOUT ACCIDENT OR FIRE. TAXI TO RAMP AND STOPPED ENGINE. FUEL SMELL STRONG. OBSERVED FUEL DRIPPING FROM COWLING AREA. MOVED FUEL SELECTOR TO OFF AND LEAK STOPPED. ATLANTIC AERO IN GSO WAS CONTRACTED TO INVESTIGATE AND DISCOVERED SOURCE OF FUEL LEAK WAS FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. ANOROID TO PUMP SCREWS WERE LOOSE AND FUEL STAINS WERE EVIDENT IN THE SURROUNDING AREA. REPLACED FUEL PUMP WITH SERVICABLE UNIT. GROUND RUNS AND TEST FLIGHT PROVED SATISFACTORY.

FUEL PUMP DELIVERED TO TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL FOR DISASSEMBLY AND INVESTIGATION.

FUEL PUMP WAS DISASSEMBLED AND INSPECTED AT CONTINENTAL AND OBSERVED BY FAA INSPECTOR JACK CLARK. NO ABNORMAL DEFECTS WERE NOTED. REPORT OF TEARDOWN IS FORTHCOMING.