ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131889
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 December 1999 |
| Time: | 12:16 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T210F |
| Owner/operator: | Richard G. Fisher, Jr. |
| Registration: | N6144R |
| MSN: | T210-0044 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 843 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Indianola, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Des Moines, IA (KDSM) |
| La Porte, TX (T41) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said, 'As I passed through 6,000 feet, I experienced severe engine knock and a gradual loss of power.' The pilot adjusted the mixture. 'However, adjusting the mixture either way resulted in additional loss of power and did not solve the engine knock. I set the mixture to the best setting I could find.' The pilot declared an emergency with Des Moines Departure Control. The pilot said, 'Des Moines recommended that I proceed to the Indianola Airport, so I turned on heading and attempted to maintain a glide speed of 85 miles per hour. Despite clock headings given to me by Des Moines, I still did not have Indianola Airport in sight. The only field I thought I could make was slightly ahead of me, and it had trees on the touch down end of the field.' The pilot said he turned toward the field, lowered the landing gear, and lowered 'some flaps.' The pilot said, 'As I turned on course for the field, I realized my rate of descent was too high and that I did not have enough airspeed to pull up over the trees while banking. At that point, I struck the tree.' The airplane's engine was later successfully run at Teledyne Continental Motors.
Probable Cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason. A factor relating to this accident was the tree.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI00LA052
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 14-Dec-2017 10:02 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2024 15:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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