- Date
- November 22, 1988, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Clinton, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N20GFAerospatiale TB-21
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 12, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881122053269A
- Case key
- 34726
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Analysis
The plt rprtd that while cruising at 10,000' & monitoring the eng instruments in a normal manner, power was suddenly lost as if by fuel starvation. He stated that emerg procedures were performed, but he was unable to restart the eng in spite of fuel in both tanks. He tried to glide to an arpt, but was unable. Drg an emerg landing, the nose & rgt main gear collapsed after the acft rolled about 20 to 30 yds in soft terrain. No specific mechanical problem was found that would have resulted in a loss of eng power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20GF
- Reported as
- Aerospatiale TB-21
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 645
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-AB1AD, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kessler, Irving R.
- Registered owner
- Kessler, Irvin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- UGN · Waukegan, IL
- Destination
- MLE · Omaha, NE
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CWI
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 158 total · 32 in this make and model · 114 as pilot in command · 94 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CWI, 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.