- Date
- June 2, 1990, 07:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Anderson, IN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8215ZCessna C205
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900602018069A
- Case key
- 14683
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Probable cause
The pilot's encounter with unsuitable terrain during the landing roll after a forced landing. Contributing factors in this accident were the total powerplant failure and the IFR weather conditions which limited the landing site selection.
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 pilot stated that, while in cruise flight in IFR conditions and moderate rain, the aircraft experienced a complete loss of engine power. Attempts to restart the engine were unsucessful, and a forced landing was performed. The aircraft traveled over a slight embankment, the nose wheel dug into the ground and the aircraft nosed over. Post-accident examination of the engine, its accessories, and the fuel system revealed no evidence of pre-impact mechanical malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8215Z
- Reported as
- Cessna C205
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 205-0215
- Airframe hours
- 3,894
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-S, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hill'S Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 4, 1990 · 80 hours before
- Departed
- 013 · Mt. Sterling, KY
- Destination
- CGX · Chicago, IL
- Flight plan
- IFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 389 total · 7 in this make and model · 358 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 19 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F
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 N8215Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.