ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296801
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| Date: | Saturday 10 August 2002 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210L |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3UF |
| MSN: | 21061410 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1646 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental IO-520-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lacon, Illinois -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Aurora Municipal Airport, IL (ARR/KARR) |
| Peoria, IL (3MY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane sustained substantial damage during a precautionary landing. The pilot reported that while descending from cruise altitude he "noticed that the autopilot descend button had gotten progressively warmer. " The pilot stated he "turned off the autopilot and noticed that the panel around the autopilot was also very hot." The pilot reported he, "turned off the master switch thinking I may have the beginning of an electrical fire and started thinking of landing at the nearest airport. Within about a minute I smelled something hot or burning and I immediately picked out a field in which to land. I did not notice any smoke." The pilot reported he made the decision to perform the precautionary landing between 2,500 - 3,000 feet msl. The pilot performed the precautionary landing with the landing gear in the fully retracted position. The airplane was located in a cornfield that was approximately 4 nautical miles northeast of the nearest airport, which had two hard surfaced runways. There was no evidence of fire and/or smoke damage to the accident airplane. No discrepancies were identified with the autopilot unit and/or system.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper in-flight decision to perform an intentional gear-up precautionary landing instead of continuing to the next available airport. A factor to the accident was the corn crop.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI02LA251
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 10:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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