# Accident 20161112018469A: Cessna P210N, Pleasanton, TX, November 12, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2016, 17:34 local time
- Place: Pleasanton, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9542° N, 98.5200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9542&lon=-98.5200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,517 total, 326 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161112018469A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN17LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA039), Nov 13, 2016: Cessna P210N (N44C), Pleasanton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance 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.

## Other reports on N44C (3)

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

- [Accident 19970820023049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970820023049A), Aug 20, 1997: Cessna P210N (N44C), Grayslake, IL, Destroyed. (.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…
- [Incident 19960907035279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960907035279I), Sep 7, 1996: Cessna P210N (N44C), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Narrative: engine failure with resultant fire after landing. #5 cylinder head seperated from barrel, resultant damage to engine components due to fire after…
- [Incident 19921119054329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921119054329I), Nov 19, 1992: Cessna P210N (N44C), Dodge City, KS, Minor damage. Left vacuum pump failed en route. Precautionary landing at Dodge City. Hard landing. Nose gear collapsed.

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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