CHI84LA117

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T-210N · Troy, MI · February 24, 1984

Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
February 23, 1984, 19:10 local (Feb 24, 1984, 00:10 UTC)
Place
Troy, MI
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9483YCessna T-210N
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840223004609A
Case key
12552

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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.

Nose gear collapsedLanding - roll
Landing gear,nose gear - overloadFactor
Notams - not usedPilot in commandCause
Terrain condition - softFactor
Proper alignment - not attainedPilot in commandCause
Light condition - nightFactor
Airport facilities,runway edge lights - inoperativeFactor
Nose overLanding - roll

Analysis

The acft landed in soft grassy terrain alongside rwy 27, when the acft nosed over the nose gear collapsed. The plt was not aligned properly because the north side of the rwy lights were not operating and were notamed as being out of service since 2/19/84.

Aircraft

Registration
N9483Y
Reported as
Cessna T-210N
Category
Airplane
Serial number
21064520
Airframe hours
1,089
Engine
Continental TSIO-520-R, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Business · Part 91
Operator
Promtus, Inc., doing business as Prompt Air
Registered owner
Lyle P. Campbell
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
MDW · Chicago, IL
Airport
3BB · Troy

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
23
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Right
Flight hours
2,672 total · 1,100 in this make and model · 2,529 as pilot in command · 229 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
Wind
180° at 5 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
54 °F, dew point 30 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
DET, 24 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.