# Incident 20210421005159I: Cessna 210E, New Bern, NC, April 21, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2021, 14:50 local time
- Place: New Bern, NC
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0927° N, 77.0718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Bern, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0927&lon=-77.0718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1802F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1802F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210E (registry code 2073416, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,465 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210421005159I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED HAVING INTERMITTENT POWER LOSSES AFTER 10 MINUTES OF FLYING.  THEY WERE CRUISING AT 4000 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED SURGING THEN QUIT.  THE PILOT DID THE REQUIRED TROUBLESHOOTING BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THE ENGINE RESTARTED.  THE PILOT FOUND A DIRT ROAD NEXT TO A FIELD AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE OR INJURIES.   THE AIRCRAFT MECHANIC DROVE TO THE SCENE AND FOUND THE COPPER FUEL LINE FROM THE FUEL MANIFOLD TO THE FIREWALL BROKEN AT THE "B" NUT.  THE MECHANIC (A&P) REPLACED THE COPPER FUEL LINE WITH A STEEL LINE.  RUN UP AND CHECKS WERE GOOD.  AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN AND RETURNED TO SERVICE ON APRIL 22, 2021.

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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