C210 pilot had engine malfunction; declares emergency and lands.

Attributes
ACN	704181
Time
Date	200607
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 485 flight time type : 420
ASRS Report	704181
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Noted decrease manifold pressure/fuel pressure difficulty to maintain altitude. No response to corrective actions: throttle/fuel/mix/pump; etc. Declared emergency. ZZZ airport control tower cleared for landing. Progressive power loss. Landed; no thrust power. Coasted taxi; taxiway B exit; assumed safety of passenger/plane. Towed to FBO (no power). Preliminary report mechanic: broken throttle cable.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C210 PLT HAD ENG MALFUNCTION; DECLARES EMER AND LANDS.

Narrative: NOTED DECREASE MANIFOLD PRESSURE/FUEL PRESSURE DIFFICULTY TO MAINTAIN ALT. NO RESPONSE TO CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: THROTTLE/FUEL/MIX/PUMP; ETC. DECLARED EMER. ZZZ ARPT CTL TWR CLRED FOR LNDG. PROGRESSIVE PWR LOSS. LANDED; NO THRUST PWR. COASTED TAXI; TXWY B EXIT; ASSUMED SAFETY OF PAX/PLANE. TOWED TO FBO (NO PWR). PRELIMINARY RPT MECH: BROKEN THROTTLE CABLE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.