ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356253
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| Date: | Monday 10 February 1997 |
| Time: | 06:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210L |
| Owner/operator: | Flight Express |
| Registration: | N115WL |
| MSN: | 21060949 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6578 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Weston, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Opa-locka, FL (KOPF) |
| Tampa, FL (KTPA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After the flight departed, the pilot heard noises coming from the engine and elected to make a forced landing in a swampy area. The pilot stated that before departure he performed a preflight inspection, and had 47 gallons total fuel onboard, with 22 gallons in the left wing tank and 25 gallons in the right wing tank. He elected not to refuel because the FBO had run out of fuel, and decided to refuel at the destination airport since he had 'plenty of reserve.' About 25 miles northwest of the departure airport, at an altitude of 5000 to 6000 feet, the pilot heard a 'thud.' He said, '...I realized that I was experiencing a mechanical problem...it seemed at first that I lost a cylinder.' He turned southeast and notified ATC that he was having engine problems. The pilot stated 'my gauges were showing normal indications: 23 inches of manifold pressure, 2500 RPM, 120 pounds of fuel flow.' He then attempted to restart by 'switch[ing] fuel to the left side, turned on [the] fuel pump to prime lines, checked the magnetos on left and right, verified mixture rich, with no re-start successful.' The engine was test run under the supervision of the Safety Board. The engine was run with all the parts that were on the engine at the time of the accident, with the exception of the magnetos, and no discrepancies were noted. Both magnetos were examined under the supervision of the FAA. The magnetos were tested through 3500 RPM with no discrepancies observed.
Probable Cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was thew lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA97LA083
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 20:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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