# NTSB FTW94LA222: Cessna 206E, N4945U, Cleveland, TX, July 5, 1994 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 5, 1994, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC) - Place: Cleveland, TX - Coordinates: 30.340265, -95.070159 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3403&lon=-95.0702&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 26, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 19105 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW94LA222 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/19105/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA222 ## Probable cause LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITH THE CAUSE UNDETERMINED. A 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, cruise - normal - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - In flight collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor) - object - fence post - object - fence - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - tree(s) ## Analysis AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR EN ROUTE, THE FLIGHT DESCENDED FROM 4,500 FEET MSL TO 1,500 FEET MSL. AS CRUISE FLIGHT WAS ESTABLISHED, A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OCCURRED. THE PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND ACTIVATED THE FUEL BOOST PUMP. HE MADE A DECISION THAT HE WAS COMMITTED TO LANDING AND SELECTED A FIELD. DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A FENCE, FENCE POST, AND TREES. THE LEFT WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST INVERTED ON A MEASURED 140 DEGREE MAGNETIC HEADING. THE LEFT FUEL TANK INTEGRITY WAS COMPROMISED. FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE RIGHT WING TANK AND THE GASCOLATOR. NO CAUSE FOR THE POWER LOSS WAS DETERMINED. ## Factual narrative On July 5, 1994, at 0900 central daylight time, a Cessna 206E, N4945U, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Cleveland, Texas. The commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal cross country flight. The pilot reported that he departed Ruston Municipal Airport, Ruston, Louisiana at 0800. He further reported that following approximately one hour en route, the flight descended from 4,500 feet MSL to 1,500 feet MSL for landing at David Wayne Hooks Airport, Spring, Texas. Just as cruise was established, a total loss of engine power occurred. The pilot switched fuel tanks and activated the fuel boost pump. He made a decision that he was committed to landing and selected a field. The field was bordered by a fence, fence posts, and trees. Prior to touchdown the pilot turned off the fuel selector and the electrical system. During the landing flare/touchdown the airplane struck a fence and a fence post. During the landing roll the airplane hit another fence and several trees. Upon hitting the trees the left wing separated from the airframe. The airplane came to rest inverted on a measured magnetic heading of 140 degrees. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors examined the airplane at the accident site. The left wing fuel tank integrity was compromised. Physical evidence of fuel was present. Fuel was found in the right wing and the gascolator. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4945U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4945U-1995-02-07), registration cancelled 1995-02-07, S/N 21058645 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 206E - Registry model: [Cessna 210E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (registry code 2073416) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 210-3645 - Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-A 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Horizon Aviation - Registered owner: Phillippi, Thomas E. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: RSN, RUSTON, LA - Destination: DWH, HOUSTON, TX ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 27; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 600 total, 15 in this make and model, 485 as pilot in command, 135 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 8 knots - Visibility: 12 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 14,000 ft broken - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 77 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: IAH, 30 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19940705017559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940705017559A), Jul 5, 1994: Cessna 210E, Cleveland, TX, Substantial damage. Lost power after a descent. Unable restart. Struck trees fence post. Severed wing one tank ruptured. Fuel in other. From the NTSB's public API. 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