# NTSB investigations: Continental TSIO-520 series, 2002

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB FTW03LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA070.md): Cessna T207 · Brownsville, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 30, 2002 · N1599U · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to the separation of the crankshaft. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB LAX03TA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03TA048.md): Cessna T210L · Agua Caliente, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Dec 9, 2002 · N732HJ · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the right main landing gear actuator during the landing roll, which resulted in a collapse of the right main land gear, and loss of directional control.
- [NTSB LAX03FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA037.md): Beech B36TC · Union City, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 2002 · N3242Q · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude, which resulted in controlled flight into rising mountainous terrain. Contributing factors were the pilot's loss of situational awareness to his terrain proximity, the dark night, and the…
- [NTSB LAX03LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA034.md): Cessna T210 L · Williams, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 20, 2002 · N59132 · Destroyed
  > An in-flight fire for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB LAX03FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA031.md): Cessna T210L · Pacoima, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 13, 2002 · N76TL · Substantial damage
  > a loss of engine power due the inadvertent unporting of the fuel pickup tube, which resulted in fuel starvation during the go-around. The pilot's preflight and in-flight decisions regarding fuel quantity and fuel system management are also causal.
- [NTSB FTW03LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA025.md): Cessna T188C · Seminole, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 29, 2002 · N4779J · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB DEN03FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA002.md): Cessna T210M · Laramie, WY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 2002 · N210HC · Destroyed
  > the pilot's improper inflight planning/decision, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance while attempting a low altitude maneuver. Contributing factors were the mountainous terrain, the airplane’s low altitude, and the pilot's lack of total instrument…
- [NTSB ANC02LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA128.md): Cessna 207 · Circle, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 2002 · N207DG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate wind evaluation during takeoff resulting in a downwind takeoff and subsequent overrun during an aborted takeoff. Factors in the accident were a tailwind and the pilot's failure to verify the selected flap setting.
- [NTSB CHI02LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA276.md): Cessna T188C · Olivia, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 10, 2002 · N9432J · Substantial damage
  > The fouled spark plugs and the terrain condition encountered during the aborted takeoff.
- [NTSB NYC02FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA178.md): Beechcraft 58P · Swanzey, NH · Accident · 7 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 2002 · N6688D · Destroyed
  > **This report was modified on 2/24/2016. Refer to the public docket for this accident for additional information.** the pilot's improper preflight planning and his decision to depart with known landing gear system mechanical deficiencies, which resulted in a…
- [NTSB IAD02LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA090.md): Cessna T210N · Glastonbury, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 2002 · N4908C · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor in the airplane's damage was the standing corn.
- [NTSB NYC02WA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02WA175.md): Cessna 310R · Saint Tropez, France · Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation · Aug 23, 2002 · N920RP · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA02LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA138.md): Cessna T188C · Choteau, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 2002 · N2802J · Substantial damage
  > Fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inattention to fuel consumption (flight duration) which resulted in a total loss of power and subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB SEA02FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA119.md): Cessna 335 · Tensed, ID · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 2002 · N27069 · Substantial damage
  > Aircraft control was not maintained during an emergency landing. A loss of power for undetermined reasons was a factor.
- [NTSB DEN02LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA057.md): Beech 58P · Broomfield, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 2002 · N94PB · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to follow procedures for a balked landing which resulted in a stall/mush.
- [NTSB MIA02FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA113.md): Piper PA-46-310P · Naples, FL · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 2002 · N9127L · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed above the stall speed while maneuvering to land after the engine ceased operating for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a stall/spin, an uncontrolled descent, and an impact with the ground.
- [NTSB FTW02LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA184.md): Cessna P210N · Shreveport, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 2002 · N4720P · Substantial damage
  > the collapse of the right main landing gear for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB MIA02FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA111.md): Piper PA-46-310P · Osteen, FL · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 2002 · N9143B · Destroyed
  > the pilot's inadequate weather evaluation and his failure to maintain control of the airplane after entering an area of thunderstorms resulting in an in-flight separation of the right wing and right horizontal stabilizer and impact with the ground during an…
- [NTSB DEN02TA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02TA052.md): Beech 58P · Grand Junction, CO · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 10, 2002 · N123Z · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse weather conditions. A factor contributing to the accident was the terrain-induced turbulence.
- [NTSB ATL02LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA108.md): Cessna T210N · Orlando, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 2002 · N4672Y · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate planning decision that resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CHI02LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA136.md): Cessna T210N · Lake in Hills, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 19, 2002 · N210AB · Substantial damage
  > It was not possible for the pilot to land the airplane at a proper touchdown point during the aborted takeoff and unsuitable terrain was encountered off the end of the runway. Factors associated with the accident were a proper climb rate was not achieved…
- [NTSB LAX02FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA163.md): Cessna T210M · Groveland, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 13, 2002 · N761LX · Destroyed
  > a catastrophic engine failure due to the fatigue fracture and failure of the crankshaft. A factor contributing to the accident was the unsuitable nature of the mountainous terrain for a successful forced landing. The precipitating cause of the fatigue…
- [NTSB LAX02LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA151.md): Cessna T210N · Flagstaff, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 6, 2002 · N888GB · Substantial damage
  > a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB WAS02RA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WAS02RA036.md): Cessna TU206G · Catacamas, Honduras · Accident · 6 fatal · Foreign investigation · Apr 24, 2002 · N7344N · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX02LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA142.md): Cessna 340A · Lancaster, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 23, 2002 · N6304X · Substantial damage
  > The collapse of the right main landing gear as a result of a malfunctioning microswitch.
- [NTSB IAD02LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA045.md): Cessna P210N · Linden, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 20, 2002 · N734VS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear prior to landing.
- [NTSB MIA02WA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02WA083.md): Cessna 402B · Nassau, Bahamas · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Apr 3, 2002 · N768WC · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD02LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA040.md): Cessna T310R · Mount Holly, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 2002 · N5079J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of distance, his subsequent improper recovery from a bounced landing, and the failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB CHI02LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA099.md): Piper PA-46-310P · South St. Paul, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 31, 2002 · N9103Q · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to an electrical short of the P-lead, and loose fuel line connection as a result of improper maintenance.
- [NTSB FTW02LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA109.md): Cessna 188 · Forrest City, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 24, 2002 · N9454J · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with a light pole and power lines during an aerial application flight.
- [NTSB DEN02FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02FA034.md): Cessna 340 · Englewood, CO · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 24, 2002 · N341DM · Destroyed
  > the pilot not following procedures/directives (flying a landing approach with the left fuel selector in the auxiliary position). Contributing factors were the loss of the left engine power due to fuel starvation, the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft…
- [NTSB FTW02LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA091.md): Cessna 402C · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 2002 · N38CJ · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the left main landing gear scissors assembly which resulted from improper maintenance.
- [NTSB NYC02FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA068.md): Cessna T210N · Teterboro, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 9, 2002 · N2BS · Destroyed
  > Improper maintenance by other maintenance personnel, which resulted in the air filter element being sucked into and blocking the turbocharger inlet, and a subsequent power loss. Factors in the accident were the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and the…
- [NTSB DEN02LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA026.md): Beech B36TC · Englewood, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 18, 2002 · N6444C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot flaring the airplane prematurely, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB LAX02LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA221.md): Beech 58P · Santa Ana, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 3, 2002 · N4458S · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to remain above the landing Boeing 757's glide path resulting in an encounter with wing tip vortices, a loss of directional control after touchdown, and collision with taxiway signs.
- [NTSB CHI02FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA067.md): Cessna 402B · Bronson, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 23, 2002 · N371JD · Destroyed
  > The maneuver to avoid the utility wire while maneuvering resulting in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with the ground. Factors were the pilot's inadvertent activation of the elevator trim, resulting in a loss of control during flight in instrument…
- [NTSB CHI02LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA066.md): Cessna T210N · Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 22, 2002 · N4785U · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control after takeoff. Factors relating to the accident were the pilot excessive rotation during takeoff and the crosswind.
- [NTSB FTW02FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02FA070.md): Cessna 340A · Temple, TX · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 17, 2002 · N339S · Destroyed
  > The pilot's mismanagement of fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to follow the checklist to feather the propellers in order to reduce drag.
- [NTSB CHI02LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA060.md): Cessna 414A · Sturgis, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 6, 2002 · N6560C · Substantial damage
  > the inadequate in-flight emergency planning/decision, the checklist not followed and excessive approach altitude by the pilot. Contributing factors were the loose oil return line and weather.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 2002
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17040'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17040&year=2002

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