# NTSB CEN19LA069: Cessna T210, N2391S, Port Lavaca, TX, January 10, 2019 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report - Date: January 10, 2019, 16:50 local (22:50 UTC) - Place: Port Lavaca, TX - Coordinates: 28.67, -96.680831 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6700&lon=-96.6808&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 3 - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Continental Motors, FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 98888 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN19LA069 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98888/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=98888 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA069 ## Probable cause A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01050000): Aircraft › Aircraft power plant · Unknown/Not determined (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T210L, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01050000/cases.md?model=2073449), [All aircraft, 151 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01050000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR pattern final: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000); cases with it: [Cessna T210L, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=2073449), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md) - [Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T210L, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=2073449), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md) ## Analysis While on approach to land, the airplane’s engine lost total power. The pilot performed a forced landing to a soft field, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane. There was a delay in recovering the airplane, and fuel quantity and quality at the time of the accident could not be verified. An examination of the engine and engine components did not detect any anomalies which would have contributed to a loss of engine power. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined. ## Factual narrative On January 10, 2019, about 1650 central standard time, a Cessna T210L airplane, N2391S, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Port Lavaca, Texas. The pilot and passenger received minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to information collected by the Federal Aviation Administration, the pilot was at 2,800 ft mean sea level, and on a base leg to runway 14 at the Calhoun County Airport (PKV), Port Lavaca, Texas, when the engine suddenly stopped producing power. The pilot switched fuel tanks and attempted a restart twice and then turned on the fuel pump. Engine power was not restored, and the pilot prepared for a forced landing to a field. When the airplane touched down in the field, the nose gear sank into the soft soil and the airplane nosed over, coming to rest inverted. The pilot and passenger were able to egress with minor injuries. Due to a U.S. Government furlough and wet accident site conditions, the airplane remained inverted for about 6 weeks before it was recovered. Once recovered, an examination was conducted on the engine. No anomalies were detected with the engine which would have precluded normal operation. Trace fuel was found in the fuel lines. However, due to the delayed recovery of the inverted airplane, fuel quantity and quality could not be verified. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2391S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2391S-2019-11-29), registration cancelled 2019-11-29, S/N 21061267, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna T210 (L) - Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21061267 - Year built: 1976 - Engines: Continental IO-520-L 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Airport: PKV, Calhoun County, runway 14, 5,004 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 35; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: unknown; seat: left ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 110° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 30.22 inHg - Observed at: KPKV ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20190110000169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190110000169A), Jan 10, 2019: Cessna T210L, Port Lavaca, TX, Substantial damage. On approach to calhoun county airport pilot stated he was in level flight on base at 2800 feet with 20 degrees of flaps. The engine suddenly quit. Pilot… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 26, 2021, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=98888. 485 KB in all. - Case notes (item 1, PDF, 2 pages, 170 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12135554&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Case%20Notes%20CEN19LA069-Rel.pdf - Photo (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 1 photo, 172 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12135815&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=CEN19LA069%20photo-Rel.pdf - News article (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 143 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12135994&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=News%20Article-Rel.pdf 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. 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