# NTSB CHI07LA129: Cessna 210, N7462E, Vienna, OH, May 3, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 3, 2007, 14:55 local (18:55 UTC) - Place: Vienna, OH - Coordinates: 41.260555, -80.678886 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2606&lon=-80.6789&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 28, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Cleveland FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 65747 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI07LA129 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65747/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA129 ## Probable cause Loss of engine power during approach for undetermined reasons. Unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing and a vehicle were factors. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, approach - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - In flight collision with object, emergency landing - object - vehicle (contributing factor) - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - encountered, pilot in command (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot stated that approximately two to three miles from the runway, the engine "experienced engine failure." He reported that he was not able to make the runway, so he "banked right for the least congested area adjacent to the nearest road." The airplane struck the top of an unoccupied van in a junkyard, the right wing hit a tree, the left wing contacted an electric utility pole, and the airplane continued through a 6 foot tall chain link fence before coming to rest on a road. An examination of the engine and airframe revealed no pre-existing mechanical anomalies. ## Factual narrative On May 3, 2007, about 1455 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 210, N7462E, was substantially damaged following a loss of engine power while on final approach to Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (YNG), Youngstown/Warren, Ohio. The airplane impacted terrain about one-half mile from the approach end of runway 5 at YNG. The airline transport pilot, the only occupant, was not injured. The 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 positioning flight was operating on an instrument flight plan. The flight departed Capital City Airport (LAN), Lansing, Michigan, at 1324 and was en route to YNG. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot reported that he was conducting a visual approach to runway 5 (5,002 feet by 150 feet, concrete). He stated that approximately two to three miles from the runway, he "experienced engine failure." He reported that he completed the emergency recall items, however he could not get the engine to restart. The pilot reported that he was not able to make the runway, so he "banked right for the least congested area adjacent to the nearest road." The airplane struck the top of an unoccupied van in a junkyard, the right wing hit a tree, the left wing contacted an electric utility pole, and the airplane continued through a 6 foot tall chain link fence before coming to rest on a road. A Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness inspector examined the airplane wreckage. The inspection of the airplane revealed that the right wing fuel tank was compromised by impact damage, but the tank still contained 15 gallons of fuel. The left wing fuel tank was intact and it contained 25 gallons of fuel. The fuel selector was determined to be in the "ON" position. The mixture control was functional. The examination of the engine after the accident revealed: 1) Both left and right magnetos produced a spark at all leads; 2) both electric fuel pumps delivered fuel, the engine driven fuel pump delivered fuel, and the fuel injectors delivered fuel; 3) all of the cylinders produced compression; and 4) engine continuity from the propeller to the valve train was confirmed. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7462E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7462E-2009-10-01), registration cancelled 2009-10-01, S/N 57162, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 210 - Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 57162 - Airframe hours: 2681.6 - Engines: Continental IO-470-E 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Executive/Corporate, Part 91 - Registered owner: Winner Aviation Corporation - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 2007 - Departed: LAN, Lansing, MI - Destination: YNG, Youngstown, OH - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: YNG, Youngstown-Warren Regional, runway 05, 5,002 × 150 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 28; injuries: none; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review January 1, 2007; seat: left; flight hours: 4,140 total, 26 in this make and model, 2,645 as pilot in command, 120 in the last 90 days, 58 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 50° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 30.17 inHg - Observed at: YNG, 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 20070503011299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070503011299A), May 3, 2007: Cessna 210, Youngstown/War, OH, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot stated after the descent from 7000FT to tpa, there wasn't any response from the engine. The aircraft hit the top of a junk yard van, hit an… 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. --- 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.