# Accident 20180313002439A: Cessna T210N, Kissimmee, FL, March 13, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2018, 13:50 local time
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Airport: Kissimmee Gateway
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2897° N, 81.4369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2897&lon=-81.4369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5382A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5382A-2019-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 20 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180313002439A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON  TAKE OFF FROM KISM, AT APPROXIMATE 400 FEET PIC REPORTED LOST OF PARTIAL POWER, WHILE TRYING TO COMPENSATE FUEL CONTROLS, LOST TOTAL ENGINE POWER. PIC ATTEMTED TO LAND AIRCRAFT ON ROAD.  DURING THIS LANDING ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT TAIL SECTION HIT A PALM TREE RIPPING TAIL SECTION OFF OF AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT WAS A TOTAL LOSS.

## 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 ERA18LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA103), Mar 13, 2018: Cessna T210 (N5382A), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper adjustment of the fuel pump by maintenance personnel, which resulted in an overly rich fuel/air mixture and a total loss of engine power.

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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