ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212309
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| Date: | Sunday 17 June 2018 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna T210F Turbo Centurion |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6107R |
| MSN: | T210-0007 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5315 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Erath County, between Desdemona and Highland, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dublin, TX (9F0) |
| Cisco, TX (3F2) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was conducting a personal cross-country flight. He stated that the engine began running roughly during cruise flight. He leaned the mixture, and the engine roughness subsided; however, a few minutes later, the engine began running roughly again. He switched fuel tanks, but the engine continued running roughly. Shortly thereafter, the engine lost all power. The pilot subsequently conducted a forced landing in a soft, sandy field, and the airplane nosed over.
A postaccident engine test-run revealed that the engine would not maintain power and that the fuel flow was excessive. A subsequent bench test of the fuel pump revealed that the pump was set to a high fuel flow setting, beyond the engine’s normal limits. The fuel pump was adjusted and reinstalled on the engine for another test-run. During the second test-run, the engine operated smoothly at a stabilized fuel flow within the operating limits for the engine. Given this evidence, it is likely that the engine lost power due the fuel pump’s flow setting being set to high, which resulted in an excessive fuel flow to the engine.
Probable Cause: The total loss of engine power due to the fuel pump’s fuel flow setting being set too high, which resulted in an excessive fuel flow to the engine.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6107R
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2018 23:57 | Geno | Added |
| 01-May-2019 09:17 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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