- Date
- January 10, 1985, 12:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hesperia, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N210NFCessna T210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850110000509A
- Case key
- 24456
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reptd that shortly after entering the downwind leg for ry 03 he completed the prelanding checklist. While on final approach the acft experienced a total loss of engine powe. The acft altitude was too low to negotiate a landing on the ry & the plt elected to land adjacent to a road about 1/4 miles southwest of the approach end of the ry. Prior to touchdown the acft collided with a tree. The fuel selector was found in the right fuel tank position. The right fuel tank & its associated fuel tank resrvoir were empty. The fuel tank system was not compromised. No fuel was found throughout the engine fuel system. The left wing fuel tank contained about 32 gallons of fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N210NF
- Reported as
- Cessna T210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21060043
- Airframe hours
- 18,582
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- R.K. Wiener, & Partners
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1984 · 110 hours before
- Departed
- TOA · Torrance, CA
- Airport
- L26 · Hesperia, runway 3, 3,950 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,260 total · 826 in this make and model · 2,240 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.