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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T210L · Port Lavaca, TX · January 10, 2019

Date: January 10, 2019 · 16:57 local
Place: Port Lavaca, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2391S
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN19LA069
Reported as: Cessna T210L
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2

N2391SRegistration cancelled Nov 29, 2019 · Cessna T210LS/N 21061267 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna T210L Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On approach to calhoun county airport pilot stated he was in level flight on base at 2800 feet with 20 degrees of flaps. The engine suddenly quit. Pilot switched tanks and attempted a restart twice before turning on the fuel pump. Engine still did not start and pilot decided to land in a field short of the runway. The nose gear sank into the soft soil causing the aircraft to nose over. Aircraft came to rest inverted with substantial damage to the aircraft. Both passenger and single crew member suffered minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON APPROACH TO CALHOUN COUNTY AIRPORT PILOT STATED HE WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT ON BASE AT 2800 FEET WITH 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT. PILOT SWITCHED TANKS AND ATTEMPTED A RESTART TWICE BEFORE TURNING ON THE FUEL PUMP. ENGINE STILL DID NOT START AND PILOT DECIDED TO LAND IN A FIELD SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR SANK INTO THE SOFT SOIL CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH PASSENGER AND SINGLE CREW MEMBER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

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 CEN19LA069Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPort Lavaca, TXA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.Jan 10, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2391S · 2

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

Incident 20100216027339ILanding: Rollout · Robert Lee, TXOn FEBRUARY16, 2010 at 09:30 CST, N2391S, a CE-T210L, sustained minor damage during a gear-up landing at the Robert Lee Airport (54F). The aircraft skidded to a stop off the edge of the runway. There were two souls aboard the aircraft, and there were no…Feb 16, 2010 · Minor damage Incident 20070708015329IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Llano, TX(-23) On July 08, 2007, central daylight time, a single engine Cessna 210 aircraft, N2391S was damaged due to forced landing. Pilot was forced to land resulting from fuel starvation/lack of fuel. The [privacy data omitted]pilot said he forgot to lower the…Jul 8, 2007 · Minor damage