Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Fairplay, Colorado 80432
Friday, July 30, 1999 8:45 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot departed the airport and leveled off at a cruising altitude of 14,500 feet msl. He leaned the mixture and set a cruise power setting of 24 inches of manifold pressure and 2400 rpm. Shortly thereafter, the manifold pressure dropped to 22 inches. He applied power, and the manifold pressure was briefly restored, then dropped again. He found an open field in which to make an emergency landing. Prior to touching down, the left wing impacted a tree, and the aircraft nosed over upon impact with the ground. Following the accident, a teardown inspection was performed on the turbocharger. Evidence of rotational scoring was found on the turbine components. The rotation of the thrust bearing was allowed by the displacement of the anti-rotation pins below the surface of the center housing. Rotational score marks on the back side of the turbine wheel provided evidence that the turbine wheel had contacted the turbine shroud. According to the aircraft maintenance records, the last major overhaul of the turbocharger was accomplished in 1987

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

A partial loss of engine power due to a partial failure of the turbocharger.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/30/1999
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 845
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City FAIRPLAY
Event State COLORADO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 80432
Event Date Year 1999
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 856 Mountain Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 265
Weather Observation Facility ID LXV
Elevation of weather observation facility 9927
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 15
Time Zone of the weather observation MDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 13
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 7
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 60
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 11688
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Serious
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious 1
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 592
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jul 30 1999 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1100
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Dec 12 2000 11:44AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N6125R
NTSB Number DEN99LA131
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model T210F
Aircraft Series Identifier T210F
Aircraft Serial Number T210-0025
Certified Max Gross Weight 3300
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jul 2 1998 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 78
Airframe Hours 3189
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name JEAN P. JALLIFIER
Aircraft Owner Street Address 427 E. HYMAN AVE.
Aircraft Owner City ASPEN
Aircraft Owner State CO
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 81611
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code APA
Departure City ENGLEWOOD
Departure State CO
Departure Country
Departure Time 800
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code ASE
Destination City ASPEN
Destination State CO
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Cruise
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --