- Date
- March 7, 1983, 15:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Farmington, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N732CJCessna T-210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830307006549A
- Case key
- 12103
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Analysis
During an IFR flight, the engine lost power at 4000 ft MSL and the pilot was unable to restart the engine. He broke out of the clouds at a low altitude in the vicinity of a lake that was covered with ice. The pilot did not know the condition of the ice, so he landed with the gear up for better distribution of the weight. The aircraft skidded over the ice for several hundred feet, then broke through. The door on the pilot's side was jammed shut; however, the pilot had previously instructed the passenger to open the other door. The cockpit began to fill with water, so the pilot and passenger climbed on top of the plane and waited for help. An investigation revealed no preimpact, mechanical failures. It operated to 2000 RPM during an eng run-up.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N732CJ
- Reported as
- Cessna T-210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21061407
- Airframe hours
- 3,067
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Air Freight Express
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 25, 1982 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- DEN · Denver, CO
- Destination
- MSP · Minneapolis, MN
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 510 total · 115 in this make and model · 310 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 18 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,100 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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