- Date
- November 11, 1989, 17:13 local (23:13 UTC)
- Place
- Columbia, MO
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6397UCessna T210
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891111044979A
- Case key
- 34875
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Probable cause
An engine compartment fire due to a missing turbocharger exhaust duct and tailpipe assembly. The clamp used to retain the tailpipe assembly to the turbocharger was also missing, contributing factor(s) was: the soft terrain.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot detected an in flight fire in the area of the turbocharger, experienced a partial power loss, and made a forced landing in a field. The nose wheel dug into soft terrain & the airplane nosed over. The turbocharger overboard exhaust duct, tailpipe assembly & clamp were missing. An annual insp was done on 9/16/89, 26 ftl hrs prior, at which time the turbocharger was inspected. In addition, there was an undated entry in the acft logbook stating that the turbocharger center housing was adjusted & that the lock tabs were replaced.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6397U
- Reported as
- Cessna T210
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21064952
- Airframe hours
- 731
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520CE, 325 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jerry Lee Hall
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 16, 1989 · 26 hours before
- Departed
- COU · Columbia, MO
- Destination
- AMW · Ames, IA
- Airport
- COU · Columbia
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,262 total · 615 in this make and model · 2,215 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- COU, 2 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.