- Date
- August 12, 1983, 23:30 local (Aug 13, 1983, 03:30 UTC)
- Place
- Troy, MI
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N732NJCessna T210M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830812043799A
- Case key
- 12307
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Analysis
The acft collided with trees during a forced landing. The pilot stated he had used all the fuel in one tank. He continued flt to Troy-oakland advising detroit of his fuel state. Detroit approach vectored him to the arpt but the pilot claimed he could not activate the rwy lights by keying his mike. He circled the arpt 6 times before approaching for a downwind landing. Turning on base leg fuel exhaustion occurred. The rwy lights were out of service was the subjectof a NOTAM dated 8/10/83. The pilot had previously used this arpt when the lights were partially inoperable. The pilot and arpt manager checked the lights the day after the accident and 30 percent of the lights functioned properly. The fuel injector control valve was found to be calibrated richer than called for by the mfgr's specs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N732NJ
- Reported as
- Cessna T210M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21061641
- Airframe hours
- 2,009
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Flavin Associates
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 1, 1983 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- 8D4 · Sparta, MI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 7D2 · Troy-Oakland, runway 9, 3,855 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 563 total · 13 in this make and model · 477 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DET, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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