- Date
- November 11, 1987, 17:16 local (Nov 12, 1987, 01:16 UTC)
- Place
- San Luis Obispo, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9505XCessna 210A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871111063529A
- Case key
- 25902
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While approaching the arpt the plt stated that he slipped the acft from 1800 feet to 1400 feet, leveled the wings, still descending, and entered the pattern at 1200 feet. While on final approach the engine quit. Unable to land on the rwy, the plt landed in a soft field where the acft nosed over. Investigation revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9505X
- Reported as
- Cessna 210A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21057805
- Airframe hours
- 3,911
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-E, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert K. West
- Registered owner
- Robert M. Clarke
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 1, 1986 · 70 hours before
- Departed
- EMT · El Monte, CA
- Airport
- SBP · San Luis Obispo, runway 29, 4,799 × 150 ft, dirt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 179 total · 70 in this make and model · 89 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 340° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SBP, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.