# Accident 20210828014099A: Cessna 320E, Windthorst, TX, August 28, 2021 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 28, 2021, 19:12 local time - Place: Windthorst, TX - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.5592° N, 98.4719° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5592&lon=-98.4719&mi=10 - Aircraft: N222L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222L) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 320E (registry code 2074514, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320e) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 320E - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 1 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student - Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 100 in this make and model - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA391) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210828014099A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT STATED HE PICKED UP THE AIRCRAFT FROM A PRIVATE STRIP NEAR PARIS, TEXAS ON SATURDAY 8/28/2021. HE FLEW TO SHERMAN, TX (XS30) AND PURCHASED FUEL FILLING ALL SIX TANKS HIMSELF. HE THEN DEPARTED FOR LUBBOCK EXECUTIVE (F82). 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. HE SAID THE FUEL FLOW KEPT DECREASING AND HE TRIED THE BOOST PUMP FOR THAT ENGINE. HE NEVER SWITCHED TANKS. HE FEATHERED THE RIGHT ENGINE AND DIVERTED TO OLNEY, TX (ONY). THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE ON JUST THE LEFT ENGINE. HE SAID THE LEFT ENGINE APPEARED TO BE MAKING POWER UNTIL HE PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK JUST BEFORE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE LANDING HARD IN A FIELD NEAR WINDTHORST, TX. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND STRUCK SEVERAL TREES GROWING ALONG A CREEK BED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE CREEK BED. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED CONTINUITY OF ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS. ALL FOUR AUX. FUEL TANKS WERE FULL OF FUEL. BOTH WING TIP TANKS (MAIN TANKS) WERE BREACHED. THE AMOUNT OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE MAIN TANKS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. ## 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 CEN21LA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA391), Aug 29, 2021: Cessna 320 (N222L), Windthorst, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A forced landing due to a loss of engine power on the right engine for a reason that could not be determined based on the available evidence. ## Other reports on N222L (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20120917027979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120917027979I), Sep 17, 2012: Cessna 320E (N222L), Grain Valley, MO, Minor damage. During airport surveillance on November 16, 2012, an FAA inspector noticed a parked Cessna 320 with damage to the propellers and undercarriage. Information… - [Accident 19880807030659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880807030659A), Aug 7, 1988: Cessna 320E (N222L), Springfield, IL, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed on the landing roll. Torque tube support failed. Nose gear out of rig and improper repairs. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.