- Date
- January 14, 1989, 13:35 local (21:35 UTC)
- Place
- Carson City, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7342ECessna 210
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 40970
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
Separation of the throttle cable due to wear as power was applied for a landing go-around. Contributing to the accident was rough terrain at the touchdown point of the forced landing.
Analysis
The plt reported that the eng failed to respond when power was applied to make a go-around. The plt made a forced landing on unprepared terrain beyond the runway. Inspection revealed that the throttle cable had separated due to wear.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7342E
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 57042
- Airframe hours
- 2,229
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-E, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Alvaro Diaz
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 30, 1988 · 44 hours before
- Departed
- SJC · San Jose, CA
- Airport
- 004 · Carson City, runway 27, 5,900 × 75 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
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,167 total · 289 in this make and model · 1,015 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RNO, 20 nm away
Other investigations on N7342E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.