- Date
- December 6, 1983, 11:25 local (17:25 UTC)
- Place
- Wentzville, MO
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5209CCessna 21ON
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831206060229A
- Case key
- 33506
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was landed with the landing gear partially extended during a forced landing after an engine failure. The plt delayed the extension of the gear because of the condition of the landing area. Examination of the engine showed a failure of the #2 connecting rod bearing strap due to fatigue. This failure was followed by failure of the remaining rods.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5209C
- Reported as
- Cessna 21ON
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21063716
- Airframe hours
- 1,879
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-L, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- National Family Institute,Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 10, 1983 · 78 hours before
- Departed
- OJC · Olathe, KS
- Destination
- 3SQ · St. Charles, MO
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MO50 · Wentzville
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
- 33
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,000 total · 131 in this make and model · 951 as pilot in command · 162 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 12 knots, gusting 24
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,100 ft broken
- Temperature
- 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.