Cessna 210A N9449X

Summary

On 10 October 1998 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 210A registered N9449X was involved in an accident near Provo, Utah, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

10 October 1998 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Provo, Utah, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 210A

Registration

N9449X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Spanish Fork → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN99LA007

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's abrupt throttle control movement that caused the engine to flood, and his failure to follow emergency procedures contained in the Airplane Flight Manual. Factors were increasing the mixture control to full rich and switching the fuel pump to high boost.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was low on the approach to runway 36, and so he 'quickly pushed the throttle in' and there was a total power loss. The pilot turned the fuel pump to HIGH boost, and pushed the mixture in to full rich. He then pulled the mixture back to idle cut-off. The engine sputtered momentarily. Attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful. The airplane was ditched in Utah Lake, just short of the approach end of runway 36. The engine was later functionally tested and it operated satisfactorily at all power settings. A mechanic told the pilot he had flooded the engine when he 'quickly pushed the throttle in.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.