# NTSB DFW06CA176: Cessna 210A, N9419X, Denver City, TX, July 7, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 7, 2006, 17:25 local (22:25 UTC) - Place: Denver City, TX - Coordinates: 32.9805555555556, -102.847777777778 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9806&lon=-102.8478&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 31, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Lubbock, Texas - NTSB case key (mKey): 64070 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW06CA176 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64070/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA176 ## Probable cause The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, emergency landing - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor) ## Analysis A 2,350-hour commercial pilot completed a 393-nautical mile cross-country flight, and was preparing to land at his destination airport when he experienced a total loss of engine power while on final approach. The single-engine airplane landed short of the 3,960-foot long runway, slid, and came to rest about 100 feet short of the runway threshold. An FAA inspector, who examined the airplane, reported that the engine firewall was wrinkled and confirmed that there was fuel present in the left fuel tank. He added that witnesses reported observing fuel draining from the right wing after the accident. The pilot reported that the power loss was the result of a faulty fuel pump. Examination of the fuel pump and engine by an airframe and power plant mechanic did not reveal any anomalies or mechanical deficiencies. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined. ## Factual narrative A 2,350-hour commercial pilot completed a 393-nautical mile cross-country flight, and was preparing to land at his destination airport when he experienced a total loss of engine power while on final approach. The single-engine airplane landed short of the 3,960-foot long runway, slid, and came to rest about 100 feet short of the runway threshold. An FAA inspector, who examined the airplane, reported that the engine firewall was wrinkled and confirmed that there was fuel present in the left fuel tank. He added that witnesses reported observing fuel draining from the right wing after the accident. The pilot reported that the power loss was the result of a faulty fuel pump. Examination of the fuel pump and engine by an airframe and power plant mechanic did not reveal any anomalies or mechanical deficiencies. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9419X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9419X-2008-05-13), registration cancelled 2008-05-13, S/N 21057719, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 210A - Registry model: [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (registry code 2073408) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21057719 - Airframe hours: 31769.7 - Engines: Continental IO-470-E 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: McElroy Consulting Enterprises LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 2005, 118.3 hours before - Departed: RVS, Tulsa, OK - Destination: E57, Denver City, TX - Airport: E57, Denver City Airport, runway 08, 3,960 × 45 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 39; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 2,350 total, 10 in this make and model, 2,292 as pilot in command, 173 in the last 90 days, 62 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## 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 20060707012589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060707012589A), Jul 7, 2006: Cessna 210A, Denver City, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 7, 2006, at approximately 1725 CDT, N9419X, Cessna 210 aircraft, lost power and subsequently made an emergency landing during approach for… From the NTSB's public API. 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