Boone Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Boone, North Carolina 28607
Friday, July 7, 2000 11:00 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

During takeoff rotation, engine power decreased and the pilot heard an unusual noise from the engine area. The pilot was unable to stop on the remaining runway and proceeded away from the airport and made a 180 degree turn to return to the airport. The engine did not produce enough power to return to the runway and the aircraft was landed in the grass adjacent to the runway. During rollout the nose landing gear collapsed and the aircraft impacted a mound of dirt where it came to rest. Post crash examination of the aircraft by an FAA inspector showed the engine inter-cooler system, which had been installed in accordance with an STC, was loose at the worn single attach point and the rubber duct from the inter-cooler to the engine was split about 50% around, causing turbocharged air to be exhausted overboard. The aircraft had received an annual inspection about 1 flight hour before the accident. Documents for the inter-cooler system did not give any directions for inspecting the system.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The failure of the inter-cooler duct connecting the inter-cooler to the engine due to inadequate attachment of the inter-cooler to the aircraft which resulted in loss of turbocharger air overboard and loss of engine power and damage to the aircraft during a forced landing. Contributing to the accident was inadequate inspection requirements for the inter-cooler system and inadequate inspection of the inter-cooler system by the mechanic during the last inspection.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/7/2000
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1100
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City BOONE
Event State NORTH CAROLINA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 28607
Event Date Year 2000
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport BOONE
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 5A3
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 3120
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1113 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 30
Weather Observation Facility ID TNB
Elevation of weather observation facility 3100
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 2
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
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) 22
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 16
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 40
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 7
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 4500
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 2
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious 1
Injury Total All 3
Investigating Agency Unknown
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 378
NTSB Notification Source FAA ATL. Comm. Center
NTSB Notification Date Jul 7 2000 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1155
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Mar 4 2001 7:08AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N7VZ
NTSB Number MIA00LA207
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 P210N
Aircraft Series Identifier P210N
Aircraft Serial Number P21000005
Certified Max Gross Weight 4000
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 6
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jun 13 2000 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 1
Airframe Hours 2300
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name ROBERT H. GLAZIER
Aircraft Owner Street Address P.O. BOX 2240
Aircraft Owner City BOONE
Aircraft Owner State NC
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 28607
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 Yes
Departure Airport Code 5A3
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1058
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Mar 4 2001 7:08AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 31
Runway Length 2600
Runway Width 40
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --