# Accident 20200531007279A: Cessna P210N, Heber, UT, May 31, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2020, 13:30 local time
- Place: Heber, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4889° N, 111.4194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4889&lon=-111.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5404W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5404W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 24,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200531007279A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 30, 2020, THE PILOT WAS FLYING AT 17,500 MSL ENROUTE FROM MONTGOMERY FIELD (KMYF) TO EVANSTON WYOMING (KEVW) WHEN HE DIVERTED TO HEBER UTAH (KHCR) DUE TO EXCESSIVE CROSSWINDS AT HIS ORIGINAL KEVW.  UPON DESCENT, HE RICHEN THE FUEL MIXTURE AND THEN LEANED IT FOR LANDING AT THE HIGH ALTITUDE AIRPORT.  THE PILOT TURNED THE FUEL PUMP ON TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS TO THE FULLEST TANK FOR LANDING, AND FAILED TO TURN IT OFF. ON FINAL, THE PILOT NEGLECTED TO TURN OFF THE FUEL PUMP AS DIRECTED BY THE CHECKLIST.  WHEN HE SET THE FUEL MIXTURE TO FULL RICH FOR LANDING, HE FLOODED THE ENGINE.  THE ENGINE WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE SUFFICIENT POWER TO MAKE IT TO THE RUNWAY.  ON LANDING, THE PILOT STRUCK A POLE ON THE AIRPORT PROPERTY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING.

## 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 WPR20CA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA158), May 31, 2020: Cessna P210 (N5404W), Heber City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots failure to switch the fuel pump to the 'OFF' position during landing, resulting in a loss of engine power and subsequent collision with a fence during landing. Contributing to the accident…

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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