Cessna P210N N222WE

Summary

On 6 July 1997 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna P210N registered N222WE was involved in an accident near Destin, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 July 1997 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Destin, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Destin/Ft.walton Beach (81J)

Coordinates

30.4005, -86.4902

Aircraft

Cessna P210N

Registration

N222WE

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Boca Rotan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL97LA099

2 people had minor injuries.

a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot stated that they were on the initial climbout, between 500 and 800 feet, when the engine developed a partial loss of power. When the engine RPM dropped to 1500, the pilot realized that he could not return to the shore line for an emergency landing. During the examination of the engine, a stainless steel flex fuel line was against the induction elbow on the left side of the engine. There was a hole in the induction elbow at the point where the braided fuel line crossed over the intake manifold. During the functional examination of the induction elbow, the left induction elbow, with the hole, was installed on another IO-520 engine, and the engine was mounted in an engine test cell. A functional run of the engine disclosed that the manifold pressure at full power was the same as the manifold pressure at full power for an induction elbow without a hole.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.