# Accident 20131128024629A: Cessna 210L, Bridgewater Twp, PA, November 28, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 2013, 02:45 local time
- Place: Bridgewater Twp, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BSYA
- Location: 41.8417° N, 75.8069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8417&lon=-75.8069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777BK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777BK-2014-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131128024629A

## Narrative

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

USC 146 A 1974 CESSNA 210L REGISTRATION NUMBER N777BK WAS ENROUTE TETERBORO, NJ (TEB) TO BUFFALO, NY (BUF) AT CRUISE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 8,500 FEET. PILOT SWITCHED FROM RIGHT FUEL TANK TO LEFT FUEL TANK FOR FUEL MANAGEMENT PURPOSES AND EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT PERFORMED RESTART PROCEDURES WHICH INCLUDED SWITCHING BACK TO RIGHT FUEL TANK WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ENDED UP PERFORMING AN OFF FIELD LANDING AT THE INTERSECTION OF PA ROUTE 706 AND SCOTT ROAD IN BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP, PA.

THE LEFT WING WAS LEAKING FUEL DUE TO THE ACCIDENT AND A LOCAL CERTIFICATED REPAIR STATIONED WAS CONTACTED TO DEFUEL THE AIRCRAFT. DURING DEFUELING OF AIRCRAFT ICE PELLETS AND WATER WAS OBSERVED IN THE FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE TO A LOCAL AIRPORT. DURING INSPECTION BY THE FAA THE FUEL SUMPS AT THE FUEL RESEVOIRS (LEFT AND RIGHT) WERE DRAINED AND THE FUEL STRAINER WAS DISASSEMBLED AND INSPECTED. DURING THESE INSPECTIONS IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RESEVOIRS AND STRAINER CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY 2 CUPS OF WATER. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO THE OWNERS MAINTENANCE FACILITY WHERE IT WAS OPERATED ON A TEST STAND WITH NO NEGATIVE FINDINGS. FUEL RECORDS WERE OBTAINED FROM THE FBO THAT LAST FUELED THE AIRCRAFT, REVIEW RESULTED IN NO NEGATIVE FINDINGS. THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT STATED DURING A PHONE INTERVIEW THAT HE DID NOT DRAIN THE SUMPS AFTER FUELING.

## 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 ERA14LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA051), Nov 28, 2013: Cessna 210L (N777BK), Montrose, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to check the fuel tanks for contaminants after fueling, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to water contamination.

## Other reports on N777BK (2)

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

- [Incident 20100312042269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100312042269I), Mar 12, 2010: Cessna 210L (N777BK), Owensville, MO, Minor damage. In cruise flight, pilot reported loss of propeller control followed by engine vibration and engine stoppage. Off airport landing was made. No airframe damage…
- [Accident 19920921041129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920921041129A), Sep 21, 1992: Cessna 210L (N777BK), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. Unable to lock gear down. Landed. Gear collapsed. Gear actuator housing was cracked from stress. Lost fluid.

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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