ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361623
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| Date: | Saturday 24 July 1993 |
| Time: | 21:28 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9520X |
| MSN: | 21057820 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4670 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-470-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Salinas, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fresno, CA (KFAT) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO HIS POINT OF DEPARTURE AFTER A CROSS COUNTRY TRIP OF ABOUT 500 NAUTICAL MILES. WHILE ON A STRAIGHT-IN LANDING APPROACH ABOUT 300 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY IN SOFT TERRAIN. THE NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND FUSELAGE WERE DAMAGED. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT WHEN PLACED ON A TEST STAND, IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY.
Probable Cause: An undetermined loss of engine power during the final approach phase of landing resulting in a collision with terrain during the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX93LA363
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 June 1989 | N9520X | Private | 0 | Ocean City, MD | |
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| 16-Mar-2024 20:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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