# Accident 20190110000169A: Cessna T210L, Port Lavaca, TX, January 10, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 2019, 16:57 local time
- Place: Port Lavaca, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6700° N, 96.6808° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6700&lon=-96.6808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2391S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2391S-2019-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190110000169A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN19LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA069), Jan 10, 2019: Cessna T210 (N2391S), Port Lavaca, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## Other reports on N2391S (2)

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

- [Incident 20100216027339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100216027339I), Feb 16, 2010: Cessna T210L (N2391S), Robert Lee, TX, Minor damage. On 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…
- [Incident 20070708015329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070708015329I), Jul 8, 2007: Cessna T210L (N2391S), Llano, TX, Minor damage. (-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…

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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