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| NTSB Identification: FTW98LA349. The docket is stored in the (offline) NTSB Imaging System. |
| Accident occurred Friday, August 07, 1998 at ALBUQUERQUE, NM |
| Aircraft: Cessna 210M, registration: N732RD |
| Injuries: 1 Uninjured |
| Event: 20001211X10845 Status: Final Report Approved On Thursday, February 15, 2001 |
| NTSB Preliminary Narrative (6120.19A) |
| On August 7, 1998, at 1639 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 210M, N732RD, operated by New Mexico Flying Service doing business as B&M |
| Enterprises, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain during a forced landing at Albuquerque, New Mexico. The commercial pilot, |
| the sole occupant aboard, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a company VFR flight plan had been filed for the |
| nonscheduled domestic cargo flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 135. The flight originated at Silver City, New Mexico, at 1533. |
| According to the pilot's accident report, the fuel tanks were serviced to capacity and she departed Albuquerque, New Mexico, and flew to Las |
| Cruces and Silver City, New Mexico. She departed Silver City and was returning to Albuquerque. She was cleared to land on runway 3. As |
| she descended over Belen, New Mexico, she switched the fuel selector from the right tank to the left tank. About 8 miles southwest of |
| Albuquerque, the engine started to "cut out." She turned on the boost pump to restore fuel flow. Shortly thereafter, the engine "stopped |
| completely." Unable to glide to the airport, she turned the airplane towards an open sandy area on top of a mesa and made a forced landing 6 |
| miles from the runway. Upon touching down, the airplane settled into the soft ground. The nose landing gear was torn off and the airplane |
| nosed over. An FAA inspector went to the accident site and reported finding fuel in the fuel tanks. |
| An airplane discrepancy report, filed the previous day by another pilot, indicated the engine was "running rough - need to run engine rich to |
| smooth out." Corrective action taken included inspecting the fuel injectors, cleaning and testing the spark plugs, and checking the induction |
| tubes. |
| Several months after the accident, the airplane was bought back from the insurance company by New Mexico Flying Service. In the process of |
| rebuilding the airplane, the company's maintenance director examined the engine and reported finding no mechanical abnormalities. |
| NTSB Final Narrative (6120.4) |
| The pilot stated the fuel tanks were serviced to capacity and she departed Albuquerque, New Mexico, and flew to Las Cruces and Silver City, |
| New Mexico. She departed Silver City and was returning to Albuquerque. She was cleared to land on runway 3. As she descended over |
| Belen, New Mexico, she switched the fuel selector from the right tank to the left tank. About 8 miles southwest of Albuquerque, the engine |
| started to 'cut out.' She turned on the boost pump to restore fuel flow. Shortly thereafter, the engine 'stopped completely.' Unable to glide to the |
| airport, she turned the airplane towards an open sandy area on top of a mesa and made a forced landing 6 miles from the runway. Upon |
| touching down, the airplane settled into the soft ground. The nose landing gear was torn off and the airplane nosed over. An FAA inspector |
| went to the accident site and reported finding fuel in the fuel tanks. |
| NTSB Probable Cause Narrative |
| A power loss for reasons undetermined. A factor was unsuitable terrain on which to make a forced landing. |
| Occurrences and Sequence of Events |
| Occurrence: 1, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER |
| Phase of Operation: APPROACH - VFR PATTERN - FINAL APPROACH |
| Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 1 |
| 1 ( Cause ) REASON FOR OCCURRENCE UNDETERMINED / / |
| Occurrence: 2, FORCED LANDING |
| Phase of Operation: EMERGENCY DESCENT/LANDING |
| Occurrence: 3, ON GROUND/WATER ENCOUNTER WITH TERRAIN/WATER |
| Phase of Operation: LANDING - ROLL |
| Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 3 |
| 1 ( Factor ) TERRAIN CONDITIONS / NONE SUITABLE / (0) |
| 2 (Finding) TERRAIN CONDITIONS / LOOSE GRAVEL/SANDY / (0) |
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