Cessna T210L N5123Q

Summary

On 9 June 1992 at about 06:48 local time, a Cessna T210L registered N5123Q, operated by Blankenship, Lewis S., was involved in an accident near Panama City, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 June 1992 at 06:48

Classification

Accident

Location

Panama City, Florida, United States

Coordinates

30.1692, -85.6699

Aircraft

Cessna T210L

Registration

N5123Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Blankenship, Lewis S.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Addison → Miami

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MIA92LA133

1 person had minor injuries.

THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO ENRICH THE MIXTURE CONTROL DURING DESCENT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND HIS IMPROPER ENGINE RESTART PROCEDURE WHICH RESULTED IN HIS BEING UNABLE TO GET THE ENGINE STARTED PRIOR TO AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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THE PLT SAID A DSCNT FM 21,000' TO 2500' WAS MADE AT IDLE PWR. HE STATED HE BELIEVES HE HAD PUT THE MIXTURE TO RICH DRG DSCNT. WHILE ADDING PWR TO INTERCEPT THE GLIDESLOPE, THE PROP SOUNDED AS IF IT RAN AWAY. HE CONCLUDED AN ENG FAILURE OCCURRED, PLACED THE ELEC BOOST PUMP ON HI & ATMTD A RESTART. THE ENG FIRED SVRL TIMES, BUT DID NOT START. A FORCED LNDG WAS MADE IN A TREE FARM & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. AFTER THE ACDNT, FUEL STAINS WERE FND ON THE TOPS OF EACH WING NR THE FUEL CAPS; LARGE AREAS OF DIRT UNDER THE WINGS SMELLED OF FUEL. AFTER RCVRY, A FUEL SUPPLY WAS CONNECTED; THEN THE ENG WAS STARTED; IT OPERD WITH NO EVIDENCE OF FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. THE PROP & PROP GOVERNOR WERE INSPECTED WITH NO ABNORMALITIES FND. THE ACFT HANDBOOK STATED THE MIXTURE SHOULD BE PLACED TO RICH FOR ALL IDLE POWER DSCNTS. HANDBOOK ALSO STATED THAT WHILE RESTARTING THE ENG IN FLT, THE ELEC BOOST PUMP SHOULD BE OPERD ON HI FOR 2-3 SEC, THEN PSND TO LOW. IF LEFT ON HI, THE ENG WOULD FLOOD, WHICH WOULD BE INDCD BY THE ENG FIRING SVRL TIMES, BUT NOT STARTING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.