- Date
- May 1, 1992, 19:52 local (May 2, 1992, 02:52 UTC)
- Place
- Prineville, OR
- Injuries
- 6 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5469VCessna T210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report May 28, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920501013089A
- Case key
- 41665
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Probable cause
The pilot in command delaying his decision to divert for fuel, overloading of the nose gear strut and the pilot in command's inability to maintain aircraft control subsequent to the nose wheel separation. Factors contributing to the accident were: the pilot in command's operation of the aircraft with the gear extended, his misjudgment of the fuel supply, dusk light conditions during the forced landing, and the dirt bank.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft was topped off to 540 pounds of fuel at a tach time of 3908.8 hours and subsequently flown to a tach time of 3911.4 hours. The aircraft was not fueled and subsequently departed for portland returning to boise after a tach time of 0.4 hours due to the right main landing gear's failure to retract. The PIC then opted to depart and fly nonstop to portland with the gear fully extended. The aircraft was not fueled subsequent to the 0.4 hour flight. The aircraft departed a second time for portland at 1808 hours PDT and later reported consuming 110 pounds/hour of fuel. At 1936 hours, and after discussing available fueling facilities with redmond fss, the PIC diverted from his route of flight towards redmond for fuel. At approximately 1950 hours the pilot radioed to redmond fss that he had run out of fuel and was executing a forced landing. Dusk light conditions existed during the forced landing and the PIC did not see the canal and dirt bank in his landing path until after he was committed to the landing site. During the landing roll the nose gear struck the dirt bank and separated and the aircraft nosed over. The tach time at the accident site was 3913.6 hours.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5469V
- Reported as
- Cessna T210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21060958
- Airframe hours
- 3,913
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-H, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Patrick, Scott W., doing business as Sp Aircraft
- Registered owner
- Patrick, Scott W.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 25, 1992 · 31 hours before
- Departed
- BOI · Boise, ID
- Destination
- PDX · Portland, OR
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,802 total · 9 in this make and model · 507 as pilot in command · 105 in the last 90 days · 65 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 350° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RDM, 12 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.
Other investigations on N5469V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.