- Date
- April 2, 1986, 15:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place
- Highland, MI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N732KRCessna T210M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860402009559A
- Case key
- 13280
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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.
Analysis
The aircraft was in cruise when the engine started sputtering. According to the pilot, he switched tanks and the engine would start to run then miss, start to run then-miss, over and over again. The pilot stated that while this was happening he was losing altitude and when he couldn't get 'full' power he decided to make a forced landing in an open field. Post accident examination revealed that with wings level no fuel could be drained from the right inboard sump and approximately two ounces from the left inboard sump.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N732KR
- Reported as
- Cessna T210M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21061577
- Airframe hours
- 1,217
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R-1A, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert J. Solmer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 3, 1985 · 27 hours before
- Departed
- Hilton Head, NC
- Destination
- PTK · Pontiac, MI
- Airport
- PTK · Pontiac
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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 637 total · 290 in this make and model · 435 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.