- Date
- September 9, 1983, 14:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place
- Austin, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1667XCessna 210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830909047919A
- Case key
- 21050
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was landed wheels-up in an open muddy field after the engine quit. The plt said that just prior to turning downwind he reduced power and extended the landing gear. Then the RPM was increased and mixture set to full rich at which time the engine quit. All efforts to restart were unsuccessful. The plt retracted the landing gear and made a forced landing. Thirty five gallons of fuel was drained from the aircraft before the wings were removed for recovery. Later after recovery of the acft an external tank was connected and the engine was started with a new propeller installed. The engine ran at 1000-1200 RPM without difficulty. According to the aviation training center director of maintenance the cause of the engine failure was a fuel vapor lock.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1667X
- Reported as
- Cessna 210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21060702
- Airframe hours
- 1,778
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-L, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jim Bell Motors
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 18, 1983 · 163 hours before
- Departed
- ADS · Dallas, TX
- Airport
- AUS · Mueller, runway 13L, 2,087 × 75 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 503 in this make and model · 4,875 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.