- Date
- April 25, 1991, 16:25 local (21:25 UTC)
- Place
- Kansas City, MO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N65MCessna P210
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910425012519A
- Case key
- 14900
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Probable cause
The pilot in command's intentional flight with known mechanical deficiencies in the aircraft which resulted in a fire & forced landing in unsuitable terrain. A factor contributing to the accident was improper maintenance to the turbocharger waste gate by other maintenance personnel.
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 had been previously operated with the turbocharger inoperative. When the pilot suspected another turbocharger problem he intentionally initiated a flight for the purpose of having maintenance done on the aircraft. An in flight fire ensued which localized in the waste gate area. When the pilot became aware of the fire he attempted an emergency landing in unsuitable terrain. Subsequent investigation revealed that two bolts were missing from the waste gate to the exhaust pipe connection where a fracture occured. Hot exhaust gases impinged on the nose wheel well where fire penetrated the wheel well and eventually became fed by pressurized hydraulic fluid.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65M
- Reported as
- Cessna P210
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2106687
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-P, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Cavu, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Cavu, Inc.
- Departed
- MKC · MO
- Destination
- BUM · Butler, MO
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
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,443 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- MKC, 6 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.