OpenAirDocs.org

20161112018469A

Accident · Destroyed
Open the Markdown

FAA accident report · Cessna P210N · Pleasanton, TX · November 12, 2016

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal

© OpenStreetMap
Date
November 12, 2016 · 17:34 local
Place
Pleasanton, TX
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N44C
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN17LA039
Reported as
Cessna P210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,517 total326 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N44CRegistered now · Cessna P210NS/N P21000311 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna P210NEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While cruising at 3200 ft. MSL, PIC stated he lost manifold boost pressure. The PIC attempted to adjust throttle which did not change the RPM indication due to the attachment hardware falling out of the fuel control throttle connecting rod end. This left the throttle at about the midrange position. The PIC made the decision to land on a highway then changed his mind to a different road due to ground vehicle traffic flow. This action caused a loss of airspeed and altitude in which the PIC could not make another turn to align with the airport runway. Due to one vehicle on the chosen road the PIC decided not to lower the landing gear until the last minute but stalled the aircraft before being able to do so.

The aircraft hit the road and then slid into the rear of an suv with the left wing before coming to a rest on the shoulder. The final resting point was within one mile of the runway. Passenger evacuated through the emergency exit as did the PIC after realizing there was a fuel leak created on the pilot side of the aircraft. There was no post-crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE CRUISING AT 3200 FT. MSL, PIC STATED HE LOST MANIFOLD BOOST PRESSURE. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST THROTTLE WHICH DID NOT CHANGE THE RPM INDICATION DUE TO THE ATTACHMENT HARDWARE FALLING OUT OF THE FUEL CONTROL THROTTLE CONNECTING ROD END. THIS LEFT THE THROTTLE AT ABOUT THE MIDRANGE POSITION. THE PIC MADE THE DECISION TO LAND ON A HIGHWAY THEN CHANGED HIS MIND TO A DIFFERENT ROAD DUE TO GROUND VEHICLE TRAFFIC FLOW. THIS ACTION CAUSED A LOSS OF AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE IN WHICH THE PIC COULD NOT MAKE ANOTHER TURN TO ALIGN WITH THE AIRPORT RUNWAY. DUE TO ONE VEHICLE ON THE CHOSEN ROAD THE PIC DECIDED NOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE BUT STALLED THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE BEING ABLE TO DO SO.

THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE ROAD AND THEN SLID INTO THE REAR OF AN SUV WITH THE LEFT WING BEFORE COMING TO A REST ON THE SHOULDER. THE FINAL RESTING POINT WAS WITHIN ONE MILE OF THE RUNWAY. PASSENGER EVACUATED THROUGH THE EMERGENCY EXIT AS DID THE PIC AFTER REALIZING THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK CREATED ON THE PILOT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN17LA039Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPleasanton, TXMaintenance personnel's improper installation of the throttle linkage attachment hardware, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power when the hardware separated in flight.Nov 13, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N44C · 3

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

Accident 19970820023049ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Grayslake, IL(.4)The pilot reported that the fuel level in his main tanks was getting low so he attempted to transfer fuel from the tip tanks only to discover that the transfer pumps were inoperative. He decided to land at the closest airport. The first landing approach…Aug 20, 1997 · DestroyedIncident 19960907035279IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Chicago, ILNarrative: engine failure with resultant fire after landing. #5 cylinder head seperated from barrel, resultant damage to engine components due to fire after landing, was minor. Damage contained within cowling area.Sep 7, 1996 · Minor damageIncident 19921119054329IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Dodge City, KSLeft vacuum pump failed en route. Precautionary landing at Dodge City. Hard landing. Nose gear collapsed.Nov 19, 1992 · Minor damage