33.5092° N, 111.8990° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 5, 1985 · 13:30 local
Place
Scottsdale, AZ
Airport
Scottsdale Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5289A
Reported as
Cessna P210R
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total14 in this make and model13 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.
Engine quit during descent. Entered traffic pattern but landed across runway. Hit a fence, a ditch and nosed over.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE QUIT DURING DESCENT. ENTERED TRAFFIC PATTERN BUT LANDED ACROSS RUNWAY. HIT A FENCE, A DITCH AND NOSED OVER.