- Date
- February 15, 1983, 09:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Riverton, WY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5393ACessna T210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830215004189A
- Case key
- 16038
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft slid across a road and slid parallel to a fence until the acft hit a fence post during a forced landing. The acft was on a test flt after maintenance which included adjustment of the absolute controller. The before takeoff checkswere made and everything seemed normal. During takeoff at 500 ft AGL the engine lost power. The pilot turned on the boost pump and engine regained power then quit. The pilot switched tanks and checked mixture but engine would not start.a landing was made on a public road with gear and flaps down. The examination and post accident test runs of the engine showed that the absolute controller was out of adjustment which caused an over rich mixture. By adding the boost pump after engine failure it aggravated the situation to the point of flooding the engine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5393A
- Reported as
- Cessna T210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21063410
- Airframe hours
- 1,219
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- U.S. Energy Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 23, 1982 · 166 hours before
- Airport
- RIW · Riverton, runway 28, 8,200 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 480 total · 5 in this make and model · 412 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 19 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5393A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.