- Date
- June 12, 1983, 11:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place
- Alva, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2188SCessna 210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830612024819A
- Case key
- 30896
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
On departure the pilot stated that the landing gear would not retract fully and the engine did not seem to be producing full power so he elected to return to the airport. During the turn from base to final approach, flaps were extended to the full position. The sink rate became excessive and the flaps were retracted to 10 degrees. This did not effectively decrease the sink rate so the throttle was pushed full in. The aircraft touched down aprx 100 yards short of the runway, collided with a ditch and then went thru a fence, nosed over and came to rest inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2188S
- Reported as
- Cessna 210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21061149
- Airframe hours
- 854
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-L, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sinet M. Simon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 3, 1983 · 26 hours before
- Destination
- CLW · Clearwater, FL
- Airport
- Siamro Ranch, runway 7, 2,800 × 120 ft, asphalt
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
- 76
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 2,748 as pilot in command · 37 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 14 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FMY, 10 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.
Other investigations on N2188S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.