- Date
- December 10, 1984, 21:27 local (Dec 11, 1984, 02:27 UTC)
- Place
- Columbus, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N22FPCessna 210M
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841210067929A
- Case key
- 12972
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Analysis
The plt reported that he did not have the acft refueled prior to departure & once airborne encountered a stronger head wind than anticipated. He stated that most of the possible en route fuel stops were 'down due to fog.' When aprx 18 mi past port Columbus int'l he decided to return & land. The eng failed just inside the outer marker & the plt landed in a parking lot colliding with a chain link fence & nosing over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22FP
- Reported as
- Cessna 210M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21061891
- Airframe hours
- 445
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-L, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Metfabco Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 10, 1984
- Departed
- GSO · Greensboro, NC
- Destination
- ARB · Ann Arbor, MI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CMH · Port Columbus
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 93 in this make and model · 185 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 330° at 6 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CMH, 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 N22FP · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.