Cessna T210M N6029N
16 November 2005 · Salt Lake City, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 November 2005 at about 23:55 local time, a Cessna T210M registered N6029N, operated by Patrick M. Gibbons, was involved in an accident near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Salt Lake City International (KSLC)
- Coordinates
- 40.7719, -111.9628
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210M
- Registration
- N6029N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Patrick M. Gibbons
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Salt Lake City → Salt Lake City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA06CA017
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper in-flight decision not to use the before landing checklist. A factor which contributed to the accident was the improper position of the mixture control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
En route to the destination airport the pilot had leaned the mixture. During the turn from base leg to final the pilot noticed his airspeed was getting slow. After advancing the throttle forward and getting no response, the engine lost power. The pilot then retracted the flaps from 20 degrees to full up in order to extend his glide. The airplane subsequently impacted the ground 150 feet from the approach end of the runway and nosed over. The pilot reported that the mixture control was not in the FULL RICH position for landing, and that he didn't use the BEFORE LANDING checklist, which calls for the mixture control to be in the RICH position. A post accident examination of the airplane, which included running the engine, revealed no anomalies which would have precluded normal operations.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna T210M accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec 2005 | Cessna T210M | North Lima, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 2005 | Cessna T210M | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 2005 | Cessna T210M | Kissimmee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2005 | Cessna T210M | TwentyninePalms, California, United States | Billy D. Bouldin | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 2005 | Cessna T210M | Mesa, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 2005 | Cessna T210M | Shallotte, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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