The airplane was substantially damaged when it struck a fence and terrain during a forced landing at approximately 1810 Mountain time. Visual conditions prevailed; the pilot, pilot-rated passenger and three other passengers aboard were not injured. The flight originated from Bullfrog Basin, Utah, at approximately 1630. The pilot later stated the airplane was in level cruise flight at 13,500 feet msl when the engine began chugging and started losing power. All attempts to restore power were to no avail. When he turned final for the runway at Salida, he lost visual contact with the runway from the suns glare. The pilot selected a field and touched down mile off runway centerline and 1 mile short of the runway.
October 9, 2004, Salida, Colo. / Cessna 210M
The airplane was substantially damaged when it struck a fence and terrain during a forced landing at approximately 1810 Mountain time. Visual conditions prevailed; the pilot, pilot-rated passenger and three other passengers aboard were not injured. The flight originated from Bullfrog Basin, Utah, at approximately 1630. The pilot later stated the airplane was in level cruise flight at 13,500 feet msl when the engine began chugging and started losing power. All attempts to restore power were to no avail. When he turned final for the runway at Salida, he lost visual contact with the runway from the suns glare. The pilot selected a field and touched down mile off runway centerline and 1 mil...
Key Takeaways:
- An airplane sustained substantial damage during a forced landing caused by an unrecoverable loss of engine power during cruise flight.
- Despite the aircraft's damage from striking a fence and terrain, all five occupants aboard, including the pilot and a pilot-rated passenger, were uninjured.
- The pilot lost visual contact with the intended runway due to sun's glare, leading to the landing occurring in a field off-center and short of the runway.
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