- Date
- December 2, 1991, 20:20 local (Dec 3, 1991, 02:20 UTC)
- Place
- Frankfort, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5281ACessna 210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911202054889A
- Case key
- 15357
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Probable cause
The failure of the fss to notify ATC that the ariport was closed, atc's subsequent approach clearance to the closed airport, and the pilot's inability to maintain directional control on the icy runway. A factor in the accident was the icy runway conditions.
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 was cleared for the runway 27 VOR approach and circled to land on runway 09. Control of the airplane was lost on touchdown and the airplane veered off the runway into rough terrain where the nose and right gears collapsed. The airport manager checked the runway approximately 1 hour prior to the accident and reported no braking action at which time he closed the airport with fss.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5281A
- Reported as
- Cessna 210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 210-63346
- Airframe hours
- 2,531
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-L3, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- South Suburban Aviation
- Registered owner
- Gla, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 20, 1991 · 181 hours before
- Departed
- IAD · Washington, DC
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- C18 · Frankfort, runway 9, 3,176 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,343 total · 608 in this make and model · 1,304 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 60° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 30 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.