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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 210M · Pasco, WA · May 4, 2023

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Date
May 4, 2023 · 16:25 local
Place
Pasco, WA
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N777CF
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR23LA177
Reported as
Cessna 210M
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,666 total72 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N777CFRegistered now · Cessna 210MS/N 21062059 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna 210MEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Repositioning flight from rld to psc and on downwind. Radios were intermittent. Just turning base the engine died. Aircraft couldn't make it to the field and landed in a nearby field across a road. Right wing and tail surfaces damaged on road sign, left wing damaged by a fence post.

As the FAA filed it

REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM RLD TO PSC AND ON DOWNWIND. RADIOS WERE INTERMITTENT. JUST TURNING BASE THE ENGINE DIED. AIRCRAFT COULDN'T MAKE IT TO THE FIELD AND LANDED IN A NEARBY FIELD ACROSS A ROAD. RIGHT WING AND TAIL SURFACES DAMAGED ON ROAD SIGN, LEFT WING DAMAGED BY A FENCE POST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR23LA177Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPasco, WAImproper maintenance on the fuel outlet line to the fuel servo, which resulted in the line partially separating from the fuel outlet fitting and the subsequent fuel starvation and total loss of engine power.May 4, 2023 · Substantial damage