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FAA accident report · Cessna T210M · Shallotte, NC · February 1, 2005

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Date
February 1, 2005 · 18:59 local
Place
Shallotte, NC
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
CGVVS
Reported as
Cessna T210M
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520R
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
350 total85 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) privacy data omitted the aircraft was on a flight from atlantic city NJ (acy) to hollywood FL. The private pilot stated he was in cruise flight (in the vicinity of wilmington NC) at 3,000 feet flight following with air traffic control. The engine power decreased to the idle position. He applied power and there was no change in engine power. The airplane started descending rapidly. He observed a highway to his front and a car going in the same direction. He turned on his landing light and lowered the landing gear in preparation for a forced landing on the highway. As he was making a "may day" call, he lost sight of the car and the highway. He made a steep turn to the left and observed the highway and continued the forced landing. The right wing of the airplane collided with a tree and the ground. When the airplane came to a stop, he noticed it was on fire. He was unable to get the passenger out of the airplane. He exited the airplane and was subsequently transported to a local area hospital with minor injuries. The passenger was fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM ATLANTIC CITY NJ (ACY) TO HOLLYWOOD FL. THE PRIVATE PILOT STATED HE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT (IN THE VICINITY OF WILMINGTON NC) AT 3,000 FEET FLIGHT FOLLOWING WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL. THE ENGINE POWER DECREASED TO THE IDLE POSITION. HE APPLIED POWER AND THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN ENGINE POWER. THE AIRPLANE STARTED DESCENDING RAPIDLY. HE OBSERVED A HIGHWAY TO HIS FRONT AND A CAR GOING IN THE SAME DIRECTION. HE TURNED ON HIS LANDING LIGHT AND LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR IN PREPARATION FOR A FORCED LANDING ON THE HIGHWAY. AS HE WAS MAKING A "MAY DAY" CALL, HE LOST SIGHT OF THE CAR AND THE HIGHWAY. HE MADE A STEEP TURN TO THE LEFT AND OBSERVED THE HIGHWAY AND CONTINUED THE FORCED LANDING. THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A TREE AND THE GROUND. WHEN THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP, HE NOTICED IT WAS ON FIRE. HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE PASSENGER OUT OF THE AIRPLANE. HE EXITED THE AIRPLANE AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL AREA HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED.