ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366825
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| Date: | Thursday 7 June 1990 |
| Time: | 19:05 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T210N |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5472Y |
| MSN: | 21064217 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2706 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pasendena, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Las Cruces, NM (KLRU) |
| Pasedena, TX (KEFD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
FOLLOWING A RAPID DESCENT FROM 1,500 FEET TO 600 FEET, THE PILOT LEVELED OFF AND APPLIED ENGINE POWER AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. HIS EFFORTS TO REMEDY THE SITUATION WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL AND HE DECIDED TO EXECUTE A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD. ON SHORT FINAL THE AIRPLANE STRUCK BRUSH, NOSED DOWN, AND FLIPPED OVER. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED ADEQUATE FUEL ON BOARD AND FUEL WAS FOUND THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM AND ENGINE UP TO THE FLOW DIVIDER. FOLLOWING RECOVERY, THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN WHILE STILL MOUNTED ON THE AIRFRAME, USING EXISTING CONTROLS AND AN IMPROVISED FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM. THE ENGINE STARTED AND WAS OPERATED UP TO POWER SETTINGS OF 2,000 RPM. THROUGHOUT THE RUNS THE ENGINE RESPONDED TO ALL THROTTLE MOVEMENTS WITHOUT HESITATION.
Probable Cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO AN UNDETERMINED REASON.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW90LA116
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 21-Mar-2024 12:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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