- Date
- March 6, 1992, 07:45 local (11:45 UTC)
- Place
- Frederick, MD
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8104GCessna 210K
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920306005219A
- Case key
- 11717
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper IFR operation and descent below the ILS glideslope and decision height, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees. The weather condition and lack of a recent weather briefing were related factors.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilots were on the first leg of a personal flight. The pilot-in-command had obtained a weather briefing on the previous night, but had not updated it on the day of the flight. The weather at the destination airport was in part: 100 ft overcast, reduced visibility with fog, wind from 020 deg at 7 KTS. On the first approach, the pilot executed a missed approach, but did not follow the missed approach procedure. The missed approach procedure was to climb to 1000 ft MSL on the runway heading, then turn left, while continuing the climb to 2800 ft via the localizer course to the outer marker. Instead, he circled to the right over the city and requested another approach. On the second approach, he flew to the left of the localizer and descended below the glide slope and decision height. The aircraft impacted trees on a hill about 200 feet below the ILS decision height and 1.85 mi from the approach end of runway 23. A post- accident investigation revealed no evidence of a preexisting mechanical failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8104G
- Reported as
- Cessna 210K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21059404
- Airframe hours
- 3,551
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-L, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Harry V. Felmey
- Registered owner
- Harry V. Felmey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 16, 1992 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- ILM · Wilmington, DE
- Destination
- FDK
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- FDK · Frederick Municipal, runway 23, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 7 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 100 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FDK, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8104G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.