- Date
- October 9, 1990, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lake Providence, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4640QCessna T210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 23283
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Probable cause
The pilot's decision to enter an area of forecast thrunderstorms. The factor was the severe downdraft encountered.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot departed on an IFR cross-country flight into forecast conditions of icing, thunderstorms and associated severe turburlence. While climbing through 15,500 feet, a severe downdraft was experienced and the airplane was structurally damaged. A precautionary landing was accomplished. The pilot had received a complete weather briefing prior to his departure. This briefing identified the adverse weather conditions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4640Q
- Reported as
- Cessna T210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21059504
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dick Bourland, doing business as Bourland Field
- Registered owner
- Larry Baker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MLU · Monroe, LA
- Destination
- ORL · Orlando, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 383 total · 30 in this make and model · 326 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MLU, 35 nm away