Cessna Safety Record

THE PILOT IN COMMAND NOT REMOVING THE FROST FROM THE PLANE'S AIRFOIL SURFACES BEFORE TAKEOFF AND NOT ABORTING THE TAKEOFF WHEN THE AIRPLANE SHOWED NO SIGN OF WANTING TO FLY AT THE INITIAL ROTATION POINT/AIRSPEED. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ICING CONDITIONS.

THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER A STALL/SPIN CONDITION. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A TAILWIND, POWER LINES AND TREES.

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING DURING A FORCED LANDING, RESULTING IN AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL (STALL), AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IN FLIGHT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW PILOT MANUAL PROCEDURES BY SLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT WITH INADEQUATE FUEL AVAILABLE, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION. FACTORS WERE THE INADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY ON THE AIRCRAFT AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO REFUEL.

IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE RIGHT OUTBOARD TORQUE TUBE IN THE RIGHT FUEL SELECTOR VALVE ASSEMBLY HOUSING RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

1) THE INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE LEFT ENGINE, LEFT MAGNETO DUE TO INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURERS SERVICE BULLETINS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, AND 2) THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE INABILITY OF THE PILOT TO SHUT OFF THE LEFT MAGNETO AND THE FALSE LANDING GEAR INDICATIONS, BOTH FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

THE PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A STUCK EXHAUST VALVE ON THE NUMBER TWO CYLINDER AND THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT ABOVE THE TREES SURROUNDING THE AIRPORT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE EFFECTS OF THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE ON THE AIRCRAFT CLIMB PERFORMANCE.

THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL OUT, RESULTING IN AN ON GROUND LOSS OF CONTROL (GROUND LOOP) AND SUBSEQUENT NOSE OVER.

THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOTS IMPROPER IN FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, HER INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER, AND THE FOG AND ICING CONDITIONS.

PILOT INCAPACITATION DUE TO CARBON MONOXIDE GAS AS A RESULT OF CRACKS IN THE HEATER MUFFLER. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PROGRESSIVE DETERIORATION OF THE LEFT HEATER MUFFLER.

MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FAILING TO COMPLY WITH AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES PERTAINING TO THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL BLADDERS RESULTING IN FUEL CAPACITY BEING DECREASED CAUSING FUEL EXHAUSTION AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING A CIRCLE TO LAND MANEUVER IN REDUCED VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS DISTRACTION WHILE RECONFIGURING THE AIRCRAFT FOR A GO AROUND WHICH LED TO AN INADVERTENT ENTRY INTO A STEEP DESCENDING TURN AT LOW ALTITUDE.

INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND WHICH RESULTED IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION.