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March 30, 1999 · Cessna 210 · N93111

Opa Locka, FL

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
March 30, 1999
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Opa Locka, FL
Aircraft
Cessna 210
Tail Number
N93111
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
ATL99LA062

The pilot established an approach and landing profile for a full stop landing. The engine lost power when the throttle was reduced to idle. Efforts by the pilot to restore full power failed. When the pilot retracted the wing flaps, the airplane developed a sink rate. The pilot continued the final approach and the airplane collided with the ground 300 feet short of the runway surface. During the post-accident wreckage examination, several gallons of fuel were recovered from the fuel system. Examination of the airplane failed to disclose a mechanical problem. The engine assembly was subsequently started and operated on the airframe. The engine operated through the entire power range. No mechanical problems were noted with the engine during the operational check.

NTSB Probable Cause

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

Full Narrative

On March 30, 1999, at 0300 eastern standard time, a Cessna 210, N93111, collided with the ground and several approach lights at the Miami Opa Locka Airport in Opa Locka, Florida. The air taxi flight operated as Flight Express 407 under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with an instrument flight plan and clearance. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The commercial pilot was not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The positioning flight departed Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at 0245. The pilot reported that, as he established an approach and landing profile for runway 12 at Opa Locka, and when the throttle was reduced to idle, the engine lost power. Efforts by the pilot to restore full power failed. When the pilot retracted the wing flaps, the airplane developed a sink rate. The pilot continued the final approach and the airplane collided with the ground 300 feet short of the runway surface. During the post-accident wreckage examination, several gallons of fuel were recovered from the fuel system. Examination of the airplane failed to disclose a mechanical problem. The engine assembly was subsequently started and operated on the airframe. The engine operated through the entire power range. No mechanical problems were noted with the engine during the operational check.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time03:00 EST
Nearest AirportOPALOCKA (0nm)
Runway12
Runway Length2340 ft
Runway Width75 ft
Flight Plan FiledIFR
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 210
Tail NumberN93111
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · IO-520-L-7-B · Reciprocating · 285
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 25 · Unknown

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDark Night
Wind110° @ 7 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point70 F / 57
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time06:53
Weather SourceWFAC

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