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Aircraft type: 1977 cessna model 210 turbo. Plan: pleasure flight in longview environs to include some practice maneuvers and approachs under full VFR conditions at gladewater and tyler. Duration of flight was to be 1.5 hours. WX: clear, visibility 6, wind 8. Aircraft wheeled out of hangar and preflted. Preflight included master on, listen for gyroscope, check fuel gauges. The first master on showed right fuel gauge full, left gauge 1/2 full. (All earlier occasions in aircraft showed fuel gauges accurate.) master off, to continue walk around. Cockpit preflight started with master on, gyroscope not audible, several operations of master did not activate the gyroscope. Fuel check same as before. Prepared to not go, but decided to see what an engine start-up would do for the electric gyroscope. Checklist procedure for engine start, electric gyroscope activated. ATIS current. Check-in with GGG ground. Checklist runup at H-13. Normal departure on runway 13 to northeast practice area. Spent less than 10 mins on slow cruise and vertical south's with turns, over lake O the pines, 20 mi north of longview. VFR west to 24 DME GGG VOR arc for VOR/DME approach to gladewater (07F). Practice baulked landing with go around. Landed at 07F, talked briefly on 122.9 with instructor at gladewater. Takeoff to tyler. Changed fuel tanks right to left. Tyr ATIS current. Set avionics for tyr frequencys. Contact approach, request practice VFR approach to VOR/DME runway 4 via chevy and rfour and pt approach terminates in missed approach to be followed with approach to ILS runway 13. Missed approach instruction: left turn to OM. During the outbound leg to pt, engine sputters. Switch tanks, operate auxiliary fuel pump, engine catches again. Right tank shows near full. Left task shows little less than 1/2 full. Contact tyr approach at OM outbound. Set localizer 109.9, ADF 320, do pt, capture tyr localizer at 2000 cleared for ILS 13 approach, report OM inbound. Set timer at OM. About 3 mi from runway 13 on the localizer and the GS, engine sputters again, fuel pumps operated, engine fires a couple of times, change to left tank, fuel pump operated again, engine won't start. Notice cannot reach tyr, declare an emergency, look for off-field landing opportunity, choose clump of bushes and small trees to execute a stalled 'pancake.' with this target, attempt to minimize forward and vertical speed and keep the nose of the aircraft up, land in bushes, turn off master, ignition. Passenger and pilot able to escape through right door to a clearing. Pilot returns to gather belongings. Both walk to nearest house, try to call tyr tower, but line is busy. Resident kindly drives us to terminal. Passenger has sustained some chest injuries, but is lucid and can walk. Ambulance EMS recommends hospital chkup. Pilot completely uninjured, briefly describes to civil air patrol and tower staff the last moments of the flight. A brief conversation was organized with representative of the FAA in dallas. Some brief details were given to the tyler sheriff. Staff at FBO alerted. Passenger is treated at medical center and after some time permitted to go home. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states the insurance company wrote off the aircraft as totalled although the fuselage and airfoils were intact. NTSB has classified this as an incident. Reporter has tried to contact NTSB for further information without success. He did hear that there was fuel in both tanks and the engine did run. FAA has not communicated with him although he expected a letter. Indicated he will keep us posted if he gets any further information.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OFF ARPT LNDG DUE TO ENG FAILURE.

Narrative: ACFT TYPE: 1977 CESSNA MODEL 210 TURBO. PLAN: PLEASURE FLT IN LONGVIEW ENVIRONS TO INCLUDE SOME PRACTICE MANEUVERS AND APCHS UNDER FULL VFR CONDITIONS AT GLADEWATER AND TYLER. DURATION OF FLT WAS TO BE 1.5 HRS. WX: CLR, VISIBILITY 6, WIND 8. ACFT WHEELED OUT OF HANGAR AND PREFLTED. PREFLT INCLUDED MASTER ON, LISTEN FOR GYROSCOPE, CHK FUEL GAUGES. THE FIRST MASTER ON SHOWED R FUEL GAUGE FULL, L GAUGE 1/2 FULL. (ALL EARLIER OCCASIONS IN ACFT SHOWED FUEL GAUGES ACCURATE.) MASTER OFF, TO CONTINUE WALK AROUND. COCKPIT PREFLT STARTED WITH MASTER ON, GYROSCOPE NOT AUDIBLE, SEVERAL OPS OF MASTER DID NOT ACTIVATE THE GYROSCOPE. FUEL CHK SAME AS BEFORE. PREPARED TO NOT GO, BUT DECIDED TO SEE WHAT AN ENG START-UP WOULD DO FOR THE ELECTRIC GYROSCOPE. CHKLIST PROC FOR ENG START, ELECTRIC GYROSCOPE ACTIVATED. ATIS CURRENT. CHK-IN WITH GGG GND. CHKLIST RUNUP AT H-13. NORMAL DEP ON RWY 13 TO NE PRACTICE AREA. SPENT LESS THAN 10 MINS ON SLOW CRUISE AND VERT S'S WITH TURNS, OVER LAKE O THE PINES, 20 MI N OF LONGVIEW. VFR W TO 24 DME GGG VOR ARC FOR VOR/DME APCH TO GLADEWATER (07F). PRACTICE BAULKED LNDG WITH GAR. LANDED AT 07F, TALKED BRIEFLY ON 122.9 WITH INSTRUCTOR AT GLADEWATER. TKOF TO TYLER. CHANGED FUEL TANKS R TO L. TYR ATIS CURRENT. SET AVIONICS FOR TYR FREQS. CONTACT APCH, REQUEST PRACTICE VFR APCH TO VOR/DME RWY 4 VIA CHEVY AND RFOUR AND PT APCH TERMINATES IN MISSED APCH TO BE FOLLOWED WITH APCH TO ILS RWY 13. MISSED APCH INSTRUCTION: L TURN TO OM. DURING THE OUTBOUND LEG TO PT, ENG SPUTTERS. SWITCH TANKS, OPERATE AUX FUEL PUMP, ENG CATCHES AGAIN. R TANK SHOWS NEAR FULL. L TASK SHOWS LITTLE LESS THAN 1/2 FULL. CONTACT TYR APCH AT OM OUTBOUND. SET LOC 109.9, ADF 320, DO PT, CAPTURE TYR LOC AT 2000 CLRED FOR ILS 13 APCH, RPT OM INBOUND. SET TIMER AT OM. ABOUT 3 MI FROM RWY 13 ON THE LOC AND THE GS, ENG SPUTTERS AGAIN, FUEL PUMPS OPERATED, ENG FIRES A COUPLE OF TIMES, CHANGE TO L TANK, FUEL PUMP OPERATED AGAIN, ENG WON'T START. NOTICE CANNOT REACH TYR, DECLARE AN EMER, LOOK FOR OFF-FIELD LNDG OPPORTUNITY, CHOOSE CLUMP OF BUSHES AND SMALL TREES TO EXECUTE A STALLED 'PANCAKE.' WITH THIS TARGET, ATTEMPT TO MINIMIZE FORWARD AND VERT SPD AND KEEP THE NOSE OF THE ACFT UP, LAND IN BUSHES, TURN OFF MASTER, IGNITION. PAX AND PLT ABLE TO ESCAPE THROUGH R DOOR TO A CLRING. PLT RETURNS TO GATHER BELONGINGS. BOTH WALK TO NEAREST HOUSE, TRY TO CALL TYR TWR, BUT LINE IS BUSY. RESIDENT KINDLY DRIVES US TO TERMINAL. PAX HAS SUSTAINED SOME CHEST INJURIES, BUT IS LUCID AND CAN WALK. AMBULANCE EMS RECOMMENDS HOSPITAL CHKUP. PLT COMPLETELY UNINJURED, BRIEFLY DESCRIBES TO CIVIL AIR PATROL AND TWR STAFF THE LAST MOMENTS OF THE FLT. A BRIEF CONVERSATION WAS ORGANIZED WITH REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FAA IN DALLAS. SOME BRIEF DETAILS WERE GIVEN TO THE TYLER SHERIFF. STAFF AT FBO ALERTED. PAX IS TREATED AT MEDICAL CENTER AND AFTER SOME TIME PERMITTED TO GO HOME. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THE INSURANCE COMPANY WROTE OFF THE ACFT AS TOTALLED ALTHOUGH THE FUSELAGE AND AIRFOILS WERE INTACT. NTSB HAS CLASSIFIED THIS AS AN INCIDENT. RPTR HAS TRIED TO CONTACT NTSB FOR FURTHER INFO WITHOUT SUCCESS. HE DID HEAR THAT THERE WAS FUEL IN BOTH TANKS AND THE ENG DID RUN. FAA HAS NOT COMMUNICATED WITH HIM ALTHOUGH HE EXPECTED A LETTER. INDICATED HE WILL KEEP US POSTED IF HE GETS ANY FURTHER INFO.

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.