20170130007039A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna P210N · Pottsville, PA · January 30, 2017

Date: January 30, 2017 · 14:00 local
Place: Pottsville, PA
Airport: Schuylkill County
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4796P
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA17LA098
Reported as: Cessna P210N
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520-P (5)
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total1,500 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N4796PRegistration cancelled Feb 28, 2020 · Cessna P210NS/N P21000110 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna P210N Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircrft experienced sudden engine shutdown and total power loss in VMC conditions during cruise flight at 12,500 MSL, approximately 10 miles NE of zer.

Pilot declared emergency with ATC.

Aircraft cleared to zer.

Pilot could not reach airport and elected to land on nearby highway. Aircraft impacted trees during descent and came to rest along highway (pa route 901), approximately 1.6 miles NE of airport. Minor injuries sustained by one (1) (PIC) of two (2) occupants. No post impact fire.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRFT EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND TOTAL POWER LOSS IN VMC CONDITIONS DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 12,500 MSL, APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES NE OF ZER.

PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH ATC.

AIRCRAFT CLEARED TO ZER.

PILOT COULD NOT REACH AIRPORT AND ELECTED TO LAND ON NEARBY HIGHWAY. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES DURING DESCENT AND CAME TO REST ALONG HIGHWAY (PA ROUTE 901), APPROXIMATELY 1.6 MILES NE OF AIRPORT. MINOR INJURIES SUSTAINED BY ONE (1) (PIC) OF TWO (2) OCCUPANTS. NO POST IMPACT 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 ERA17LA098Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPottsville, PAA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examinations of the engine and airframe did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.Jan 30, 2017 · Substantial damage