- Date
- June 7, 1990, 19:05 local (Jun 8, 1990, 00:05 UTC)
- Place
- Pasendena, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5472YCessna T210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900607019519A
- Case key
- 23138
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Probable cause
Engine failure due to an undetermined reason.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Following a rapid descent from 1,500 feet to 600 feet, the pilot leveled off and applied engine power and received no response. His efforts to remedy the situation were not successful and he decided to execute a forced landing to a field. On short final the airplane struck brush, nosed down, and flipped over. Examination of the wreckage revealed adequate fuel on board and fuel was found throughout the system and engine up to the flow divider. Following recovery, the engine was test run while still mounted on the airframe, using existing controls and an improvised fuel supply system. The engine started and was operated up to power settings of 2,000 RPM. Throughout the runs the engine responded to all throttle movements without hesitation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5472Y
- Reported as
- Cessna T210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21064217
- Airframe hours
- 2,706
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hansen, Gerald J.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 21, 1989 · 57 hours before
- Departed
- LRU · Las Cruces, NM
- Destination
- EFD · Pasedena, TX
- Airport
- EFD · Ellington Field
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
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,194 total · 347 in this make and model · 1,155 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 9 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EFD, 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.