47.1039° N, 122.2872° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at PIERCE COUNTY/THUN FLD (PLU), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
May 9, 1985 · 08:50 local
Place
Puyallup, WA
Airport
Pierce Co Thun
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N4956U
Reported as
Cessna 210E
Reported engine
Continental IO520A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,645 total248 in this make and model295 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Smoke and vibration noted during climb. Engine shutdown. Landed short of runway at emergency landing site.
As the FAA filed it
SMOKE AND VIBRATION NOTED DURING CLIMB. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY AT EMERGENCY LANDING SITE.