- Date
- December 31, 1984, 17:02 local (23:02 UTC)
- Place
- Monroe, LA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2127SCessna 210L
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841231069209A
- Case key
- 21652
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Analysis
The acft suffered a collapsed nose gear after losing and regaining power during an ILS approach and finally completing an emergency landing two miles from the rwy of intended landing. There were no injuries and no fire. Examination of the acft in the field revealed 4 ounces of fuel in the right fuel tank and no fuel in the left tank. The plt stated that the fuel gages indicated full tanks when he departed greensboro (his initial departure point) however, he also added that he had not visually checked the fuel level in the tanks prior to takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2127S
- Reported as
- Cessna 210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21061089
- Airframe hours
- 2,707
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-L3, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Atlantic Aero
- Registered owner
- William Inabnet
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 18, 1984 · 97 hours before
- Departed
- GSO · Greensboro, NC
- Destination
- MLU · Monroe, LA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MLU · Regional
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,379 total · 161 in this make and model · 1,157 as pilot in command · 144 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 190° at 10 knots, gusting 17
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MLU, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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