- Date
- October 5, 1984, 18:03 local (23:03 UTC)
- Place
- Rosenburg, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N29618Cessna T210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841005054489A
- Case key
- 21601
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Analysis
Plt had altered route of flight twice to circumnavigate IFR wx, finally reversing course to land at an overflown VFR airport. Plt stated that as he headed to the the arpt the engine coughed and quit. Plt switched tanks and turned on boost pump. Engine ran briefly and quit again. Plt executed a forced landing in a small clear space but acft collided with a ditch during landing roll and flipped inverted. Acft flt manual cautions against sustained use of 'hi' boost position of fuel pump, which can cause flooding as evidenced by a short period of power followed by a power loss.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29618
- Reported as
- Cessna T210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21059871
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-H, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David Scarborough
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- ABI · Abilene, TX
- Destination
- AAP · Houston, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 75
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,300 total · 4,000 in this make and model · 4,300 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SGR, 9 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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