<< >> NASA ASRS Report 544176, April 2002

A C210 pilot, during cruise at 7000 ft, experienced an engine failure, with a restart, continued flight as planned.

Attributes
ACN	544176
Time
Date	200204
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : emt.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : v186.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 310 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	544176
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was in straight and level flight at 7000 ft when my engine quit. Initially, I applied full power to attempt to restart which was a mistake. Later, when I consulted the checklist, I noticed it called for reduced power to restart. I followed the checklist and the engine restarted. The likely cause of the failure was vapor lock, and it would have easily been remedied by a proper application of the restart procedures. This highlights the need to know and follow the emergency procedures as there are many distrs in a real emergency. In addition, I should have had the aircraft checked by an a&P. Instead, I continued the flight after having determined the cause was vapor lock.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C210 PLT, DURING CRUISE AT 7000 FT, EXPERIENCED AN ENG FAILURE, WITH A RESTART, CONTINUED FLT AS PLANNED.

Narrative: I WAS IN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLT AT 7000 FT WHEN MY ENG QUIT. INITIALLY, I APPLIED FULL PWR TO ATTEMPT TO RESTART WHICH WAS A MISTAKE. LATER, WHEN I CONSULTED THE CHKLIST, I NOTICED IT CALLED FOR REDUCED PWR TO RESTART. I FOLLOWED THE CHKLIST AND THE ENG RESTARTED. THE LIKELY CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS VAPOR LOCK, AND IT WOULD HAVE EASILY BEEN REMEDIED BY A PROPER APPLICATION OF THE RESTART PROCS. THIS HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED TO KNOW AND FOLLOW THE EMER PROCS AS THERE ARE MANY DISTRS IN A REAL EMER. IN ADDITION, I SHOULD HAVE HAD THE ACFT CHKED BY AN A&P. INSTEAD, I CONTINUED THE FLT AFTER HAVING DETERMINED THE CAUSE WAS VAPOR LOCK.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.