What happened
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On January 1st 2020 at approximately 1530 CST, a Cessna T210, N94277 experienced an engine loss of power at 11,500 feet while in en-route from centennial airport, co (apa) to shreveport, la (shv). Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at this time. Pilot informed fort worth center of the nature of the problem. At this time fort worth vectored N94277 to Ada, OK (adh) approximately 8 miles south east of aircraft?s position. The pilot switched fuel tanks back to left tank and engine restarted briefly. At approximately 1549 CST, N94277 made an emergency landing at pontotoc country agri-plex and convention center parking lot but overshot parking lot passing through a metal fence. N94277 came to rest in a tree line approximately 1800 feet short of runway 36 at adh. Pilot and passenger received minor injuries and were transported to local hospital for observation. Aircraft was substantially damaged. Examination of wreckage did not reveal any evidence of useable fuel. Left wing tank was breached in the accident. Foliage around and underneath the aircraft did not show any evidence of fuel contamination or blight evidence thereof.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 1ST 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 CST, A CESSNA T210, N94277 EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE LOSS OF POWER AT 11,500 FEET WHILE IN EN-ROUTE FROM CENTENNIAL AIRPORT, CO (APA) TO SHREVEPORT, LA (SHV). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THIS TIME. PILOT INFORMED FORT WORTH CENTER OF THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM. AT THIS TIME FORT WORTH VECTORED N94277 TO ADA, OK (ADH) APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES SOUTH EAST OF AIRCRAFT?S POSITION. THE PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS BACK TO LEFT TANK AND ENGINE RESTARTED BRIEFLY. AT APPROXIMATELY 1549 CST, N94277 MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT PONTOTOC COUNTRY AGRI-PLEX AND CONVENTION CENTER PARKING LOT BUT OVERSHOT PARKING LOT PASSING THROUGH A METAL FENCE. N94277 CAME TO REST IN A TREE LINE APPROXIMATELY 1800 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 36 AT ADH. PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. EXAMINATION OF WRECKAGE DID NOT REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE OF USEABLE FUEL. LEFT WING TANK WAS BREACHED IN THE ACCIDENT. FOLIAGE AROUND AND UNDERNEATH THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SHOW ANY EVIDENCE OF FUEL CONTAMINATION OR BLIGHT EVIDENCE THEREOF.
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