- Date
- October 16, 1984, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Blue Earth, MN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5422MCessna 340
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841016059559A
- Case key
- 12933
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Analysis
During arrival, the plt was cleared for a vor/dme apch to rwy 31. As he continued, he intercepted a 12 mi arc. He stated that when he applied power to level off at 2800 ft MSL & no power was available. He moved the mixtures to full rich, positioned the fuel selectors to the main tanks, turned on the fuel pumps & checked the magneto switches, but got no response. The plt then turned into the wind & advised the passengers to prepare for a hard landing. When the acft broke out of the clouds, the plt saw a corn field ahead & landed. During the landing, the acft collided with the corn & the gear collapsed on wet terrain. Virtually no fuel was found in the aux tanks. The main tanks were aprx 1/3 to 2/3 full. No preimpact/mechanical problems were found. Both engs were functionally checked & operated normally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5422M
- Reported as
- Cessna 340
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 340-031
- Airframe hours
- 3,188
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Registered owner
- American Western Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 12, 1984 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- GRB · Green Bay, WI
- Destination
- FRM · Fairmont, MN
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Fairmont
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 37,712 total · 70 in this make and model · 37,612 as pilot in command · 147 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 360° at 18 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 41 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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