- Date
- March 14, 1982, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Carrabassett, ME
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3942YCessna 210
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820314005739A
- Case key
- 70138
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a straight-in approach to runway 35, the aircraft touched down short of the threshold. It decelerated rapidly in deep packed snow, slid over a snow bank, and came to rest on the paved runway. The nosewheel collapsed and the pilot suffered serious head injuries. No shoulder harnesses were installed, but they were not required on this 1964 aircraft. The pilot believed he encountered a windshear on final approach. He estimated that the wind was from the northwest at 15 gusting 25 knots. The passenger, a current flight instructor, stated that the stall warning device sounded two times during the approach. The passenger believed that the wind gusts caused the warning device to activate.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3942Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21058442
- Airframe hours
- 2,880
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ronald Loder
- Registered owner
- Ronald Loder
- Departed
- Norridgewock, ME
- Destination
- Haverhill, MA
- Airport
- Sugarloaf, runway 35, 2,800 × 0 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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 410 total · 80 in this make and model · 350 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 315° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 86 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.