# NTSB CEN21LA341: Cessna T210F, N6162R, Peyton, CO, July 27, 2021 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 27, 2021, 08:45 local (14:45 UTC) - Place: Peyton, CO - Coordinates: 38.9427, -104.56992 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9427&lon=-104.5699&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Initial climb: Fuel related](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/190) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 103579 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN21LA341 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/103579/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=103579 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA341 ## Probable cause The pilot’s fuel mismanagement that resulted in a complete loss of engine power during climb and subsequent impact with terrain during a forced landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Fluids: fuel](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010): Aircraft › Fluids/misc hardware · Fluid management (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T210F, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md?model=2073422), [All aircraft, 1,695 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md) - [Planning/preparation: fuel planning](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061030): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T210F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061030/cases.md?model=2073422), [All aircraft, 719 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061030/cases.md) - [Terrain: rough terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T210F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015/cases.md?model=2073422), [All aircraft, 442 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Prior to flight: Aircraft maintenance event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/040); cases with it: [Cessna T210F, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/040/sequence.md?model=2073422), [All aircraft, 484 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/040/sequence.md) - [Initial climb: Fuel related](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/190) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T210F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/190/sequence.md?model=2073422), [All aircraft, 361 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/190/sequence.md) - [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341); cases with it: [Cessna T210F, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=2073422), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna T210F, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2073422), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during the climb after takeoff, the engine began to run rough. To restore full engine power, the pilot selected the left and right fuel tanks numerous times. The engine subsequently experienced a complete loss of power, and the pilot performed a forced landing to a field about one mile south of the airport during which the airplane impacted terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. A postaccident examination revealed the airplane’s left fuel tank contained useable fuel. The airplane’s right fuel was empty (except for unusable fuel), which resulted in fuel starvation and the loss of engine power. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated the engine began to run rough during climb after takeoff. To restore full engine power, the pilot selected the left and right fuel tanks numerous times. The engine subsequently experienced a complete loss of power, and the pilot performed a forced landing on a field about one mile south of the airport. The airplane sustained substantial damage that included damage to the horizontal stabilizer. Postaccident examination revealed that the airplane did not receive a recent annual inspection within the past 12 months, and there were several inspection panels within the airplane that were not installed. The right fuel tank was empty (except for unusable fuel), which resulted in fuel starvation and loss of engine power The pilot stated there was no mechanical malfunction/failure of the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6162R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6162R), registered now, S/N T210-0062, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T210F - Registry model: [Cessna T210F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210f) (registry code 2073422) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: T210-0062 - Year built: 1965 - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Pilot - Registered owner: Smjd LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 2018 - Departed: COS, Colorado Springs, CO - Destination: FLY, Peyton, CO - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: KFLY - Equipment: Unknown ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 55; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 10, 2021; seat: left; flight hours: 3,265 total, 256 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 6 knots - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.36 inHg - Observed at: FLY, 1 nm away ## 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 20210727012969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210727012969A), Jul 27, 2021: Cessna T210F, Peyton, CO, Substantial damage. On July 27, 2021 at approximately 0845 am local time N6162R, a Cessna 210T, crash landed through three fences on private property about 1NM south of Meadow… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 28, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=103579. 11.9 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13255555&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_1web_Reader%20master_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Record of correspondence - FAA (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 113 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13262713&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=RECORD%20OF%20CORRESPONDENCE%20-%20FAA-Rel.pdf - Photo log (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 9.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13261954&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20log_Redacted-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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