ROSENBURG, TX, USA
N29618
CESSNA T210L
PLT HAD ALTERED ROUTE OF FLIGHT TWICE TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE IFR WX, FINALLY REVERSING COURSE TO LAND AT AN OVERFLOWN VFR AIRPORT. PLT STATED THAT AS HE HEADED TO THE THE ARPT THE ENGINE COUGHED AND QUIT. PLT SWITCHED TANKS AND TURNED ON BOOST PUMP. ENGINE RAN BRIEFLY AND QUIT AGAIN. PLT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN A SMALL CLEAR SPACE BUT ACFT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH DURING LANDING ROLL AND FLIPPED INVERTED. ACFT FLT MANUAL CAUTIONS AGAINST SUSTAINED USE OF 'HI' BOOST POSITION OF FUEL PUMP, WHICH CAN CAUSE FLOODING AS EVIDENCED BY A SHORT PERIOD OF POWER FOLLOWED BY A POWER LOSS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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