What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 11/14/02, at 1735 local time, N2444S, a Cessna 210L, crashed and burned on a baseball field located on the university of Rochester campus. The crash site was approximately 1 mile short of runway 28 at the Rochester, NY airport (roc). The pilot/owner, Mr. Richard m. coleman, certificate number 112541689, was killed in the accident. Mr. Coleman was instrument rated and had approximately 1300 hours of total flying experience. The flight left allegeny county airport, Pennsylvania, (agc), at approximately 1635 local time after filing an IFR flight plan at 1611 local time with the buffalo, NY flight service station. The aircraft had full fuel at take-off. At 1731 the flight was cleared for a high descending left base to runway 25 at roc. At 1733 the pilot reported losing engine power and was not going to make the runway. At 1734 the pilot reported getting engine power back but was goind to crash. An ELT transmission was noted 3 seconds later. The roc ASOS reported weather was winds 240 at 06 knots, 10 statute miles visibility, ceiling broken at 8,000, overcast at 9,500, temperature 13 degrees c dewpoint 04 degrees c, altimeter 29.84.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 11/14/02, AT 1735 LOCAL TIME, N2444S, A CESSNA 210L, CRASHED AND BURNED ON A BASEBALL FIELD LOCATED ON THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER CAMPUS. THE CRASH SITE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY 28 AT THE ROCHESTER, NY AIRPORT (ROC). THE PILOT/OWNER, MR. RICHARD M. COLEMAN, CERTIFICATE NUMBER 112541689, WAS KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT. MR. COLEMAN WAS INSTRUMENT RATED AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 1300 HOURS OF TOTAL FLYING EXPERIENCE. THE FLIGHT LEFT ALLEGENY COUNTY AIRPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, (AGC), AT APPROXIMATELY 1635 LOCAL TIME AFTER FILING AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN AT 1611 LOCAL TIME WITH THE BUFFALO, NY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION. THE AIRCRAFT HAD FULL FUEL AT TAKE-OFF. AT 1731 THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED FOR A HIGH DESCENDING LEFT BASE TO RUNWAY 25 AT ROC. AT 1733 THE PILOT REPORTED LOSING ENGINE POWER AND WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE THE RUNWAY. AT 1734 THE PILOT REPORTED GETTING ENGINE POWER BACK BUT WAS GOIND TO CRASH. AN ELT TRANSMISSION WAS NOTED 3 SECONDS LATER. THE ROC ASOS REPORTED WEATHER WAS WINDS 240 AT 06 KNOTS, 10 STATUTE MILES VISIBILITY, CEILING BROKEN AT 8,000, OVERCAST AT 9,500, TEMPERATURE 13 DEGREES C DEWPOINT 04 DEGREES C, ALTIMETER 29.84.
NTSB investigation
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