- Date
- January 2, 1985, 16:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place
- Lordsburg, NM
- Injuries
- 5 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N101PQCessna 210B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850102012079A
- Case key
- 16622
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt stated that during the flt the rt fuel tank was used until empty at which time the left tank was selected. Aprx 20 minutes after switching tanks and 2 hrs 35 minutes after departure, the engine backfired and subsequently quit. A forced landing was made during which time acft nosed down after contacting a sand dome. Investigation revealed that during the 4 months which the plt owned the acft he had to have the fuel system cleaned twice because of sediment. Inspection of the acft disclosed sediment in the fuel pumps and saddle tanks. The sediment was cleaned out and the engine would not run longer then aprx 2 minutes on either tank. The fuel system was thoroughly checked and the only discrepancy noted was excessive play in the fuel selector valve.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N101PQ
- Reported as
- Cessna 210B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21057932
- Airframe hours
- 3,266
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-S, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Antonio Castanedo
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 7, 1984
- Departed
- Rialto, CA
- Destination
- Carlsbad, NM
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 565 total · 23 in this make and model · 491 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 80 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DEM
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.