- Date
- December 4, 1983, 14:05 local (19:05 UTC)
- Place
- Columbia, SC
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9491XCessna 210A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831204059839A
- Case key
- 6240
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with a wall during a downwind forced landing. The engine had quit at 200 ft after takeoff. The plt turned right with the gear up. He landed on a football field and bounced down a track field into a fence and wall. When the engine was examined a fuel hose that connected the pump to the control was found separated. The entire hose was badly deteriorated and brittle. It broke in 2 more places while being loosened. Otherwise the engine appeared capable ofnormal operation. There was fuel aboard the acft. The fuel selector was found between positions and the plt confirmed moving it in trying to restart the engine. The fuel control finger screen had lint over about 20-25 percent of its surface. It also had an unauthorized and deteriorated 'o' ring in place of a gasket.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9491X
- Reported as
- Cessna 210A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21057791
- Airframe hours
- 1,457
- Engine
- Continental I0-470-E, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles R. Landis
- Registered owner
- Cline, Theodore R.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 6, 1983 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- Columbia, SC
- Airport
- CUB · Owens Field
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 16 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CAE, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9491X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.