- Date
- October 22, 1983, 12:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place
- Truth Or Cons, NM
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7400ECessna 210
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831022057909A
- Case key
- 21190
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that while the acft was cruising at 10,500 ft MSL, the eng lost power & he was unable to restart it. During an emergency landing, the nose gear hit a rock & collapsed. The acft was checked, but the eng could not be started, when 1st attempted, and evidence of fuel blockage was noted. The eng driven fuel pump was removed & bench checked & found to be normal. It was reinstalled, and subsequently, the eng was started & operated normally. The cause for the temporary fuel blockage could not be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7400E
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 57100
- Airframe hours
- 2,300
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-E, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Daniel P. Archer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 10, 1983 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- BJC · Denver, CO
- Destination
- SVC · Silver City, 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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 680 total · 43 in this make and model · 600 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.