Preliminary Reports

At 1426 eastern time, a Cessna 210E was damaged on landing at Allegheny County Airport when one main landing gear leg would not fully extend. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The pilot said the left main landing gear would not extend into the down and locked position and he decided to land with the right main gear and nose gear down and the left main gear hanging. After touchdown, the airplane slid off the left side of the runway. Examination showed a crack in the left main landing gear saddle….

At approximately 0730 central time, a Rockwell 690A was damaged when the pilot lost control during the takeoff roll from Wiley Post Airport. The pilot and passenger were not injured. During the takeoff roll, with approximately 1,250 feet of runway left, the left main landing gear tire failed and the airplane veered to the left and into a field….

At 1440 eastern time, a Piper PA-34-200 was damaged while landing at Windwood Resort Airport. The pilot and three passengers were not injured. The pilot said he circled the runway twice after arriving to determine the wind direction and runway conditions. The runway appeared to look clear, with a few ice patches on the surface, and snow mounds off to the sides. After touching down on runway 06, a 3,000-foot long, 40-foot wide asphalt runway, the left landing gear assembly encountered a low flat snow patch, and the airplane departed the left side of the runway….

At 1600 central time, a Cessna 182A crashed when the engine lost partial power on initial climb from Sam Riggs Airpark. The pilot and two passengers were not injured; one passenger sustained minor injuries. The pilot said he departed runway 22, a 2,760-foot turf runway, after a normal runup. At approximately 500 feet agl, the engine lost most of its power output. The pilot banked slightly to avoid an approaching tree line and initiated an emergency landing to an open grass field. The airplanes right wingtip struck the ground and the left main gear dug into soft ground. Examination of the airplanes fuel system revealed water in the carburetor bowl and both wing fuel tanks….

At approximately 1045 central time, a Cessna 210N crashed while maneuvering near Valley Springs. The non-instrument-rated pilot was killed. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight from Midland to Sugarland. The pilot had obtained two weather briefings prior to departure and was informed there was an Airmet for IFR conditions in effect and that VFR was not recommended. The pilot said he would call back prior to his departure for another weather briefing. The pilot called back at 0851 but an update for the Airmet was not available. The pilot then got weather reports for airports along his route of flight. Radar data showed the accident airplane apparently made a 180 degre…

At 0849 central time, a Piper PA-46-310P broke up in flight in the vicinity of Arlington. The pilot and passenger were killed. The flight had departed Panama City, Fla., on an IFR flight plan at 0738. The pilot had asked the Atlanta Center controller for clearance to deviate to the north to get around some build-ups at 0819. The controller asked the pilot if he encountered any rime icing in his area, and the pilot stated no. The pilot was cleared to FL230 and instructed to contact another sector of Atlanta Center at 0827. The pilot made the frequency change and informed the new controller that he was climbing to FL230. The controller informed the pilot to climb to FL250 and amended the climb…

At 0805 mountain time, a Fairchild, SA227-DC operated by Key Lime Air as Flight 375 slid off of the runway during the landing roll at Garfield County Regional Airport. The captain and first-officer were not injured. The pilot said he flew the instrument approach at a higher speed than usual and, as a result, the airplane touched down approximately 2,500 feet beyond the approach end of the runway 26, which was wet with rain. Despite the pilots attempt to stop the airplane with brakes and full reverse on the engines, the airplane began to slide sideways, and went off of the departure end of the runway, where it was substantially damaged….

At about 2020 eastern time, a Piper PA-28-181 crashed during a forced landing in Corry, killing the pilot. The pilot had reported a rough running engine to controllers shortly after takeoff from Erie International Airport but made no further transmissions. Two witnesses said the airplane was headed north at a very low altitude. One said the engine was spitting and sputtering like it was stalling or running out of gas. An employee at the FBO in Erie said the accident arrived at the airport about 1400 and the pilot asked if a mechanic was on duty, saying he had trouble starting the engine earlier in the day. The pilot had 233 hours total flight time, including 2.6 hours in make and model….

At approximately 0630, a Cessna 172K struck power lines and crashed near Brazoria County Airport. The airplane had been stolen by an unlicensed person who later admitted to authorities that he had been drinking heavily since the previous evening. An FAA inspector said 16 hangars were broken into and the accident airplane contained miscellaneous equipment from the hangars as well as several beer cans. Law enforcement authorities said the man had taxied another airplane around the airport for a while before parking it and getting into the 172. He said he taxied the 172 around for a while and then decided to go for it and took off….

At about 1100 mountain time, a Cessna T210L lost engine power and crashed in the forced landing that followed. The pilot suffered minor injuries and three passengers sustained serious injuries. The flight had left Burbank, Calif., that morning for a sightseeing flight. The pilot stopped at Gila Bend, Ariz., for fuel, but the airport was out of fuel. The pilot then decided to go to Goodyear but the airplane lost power about a mile from the airport and landed in the plowed field….