- Date
- December 5, 1985, 13:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Scottsdale, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5298ACessna P210R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 25031
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While descending from 9,500 to 5,000 ft MSL, the plt reported that the eng suddenly lost all power. The plt stated that he was unable to restart the eng & made an emergency landing at a nearby arpt. The plt, who had entered the downwind leg for the 8,251 foot long rwy, misjudged his approach, landed diagonally to the rwy, collided with a ditch & nosed over. The acft was tested following its recovery and all systems including the eng operated normally. The cause of the non-mechanical complete pwr loss was not determined. The plt did not have a current bfr & had a total of 13.2 hours in this aircraft, which he had recently purchased.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5298A
- Reported as
- Cessna P210R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P21000846
- Airframe hours
- 237
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-CE, 325 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Roy E. Bliss
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- E69 · Payson, AZ
- Destination
- FFZ · Mesa, AZ
- Airport
- SDL · Scottsdale Muni, runway 3, 8,251 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 67
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 14 in this make and model · 5,000 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SDL