- Date
- July 12, 1990, 16:02 local (20:02 UTC)
- Place
- Naples, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7406ECessna 210
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900712025469A
- Case key
- 32678
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Probable cause
Improper maintenance of the fuel system resulting in the loss of power due to internal contamination of the engine driven fuel pump.
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
After the eng driven fuel pump was reinstalled after overhaul, & the landing gear was adjusted, the flt departed with about 40-50 gals of fuel for the maint test flt. The gear operated normally & the flt entered the pattern to land. After turning base & reducing power to 17' mp, the eng was not developing power. The plt repositioned the fuel selector & turned the boost pump with negative results. After touchdown short of the rwy, the acft collided with a fence & trees. Fuel quantity was sufficient. Fuel lines at the fuel distributor valve were removed & the boost pump was turned on. Fuel flowed equally through the lines. The eng driven fuel pump was removed for further exam. Bench test revealed no flow due to contaminants under the relief valve. The pump was cleaned, & operated normally. The bypass valve which bypasses the eng driven pump in case of failure or malfunction of it, operated normally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7406E
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 57106
- Airframe hours
- 2,547
- Engine
- Continental IO470E, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Kenneth E. Moss
- Registered owner
- B & B Pursuits, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 18, 1990 · 5 hours before
- Airport
- APF · Naples Municipal, runway 13, 5,000 × 100 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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,000 total · 800 in this make and model · 1,000 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 12 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 90 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- APF
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.