A plane that went down on an E-470 median during an approach to Centennial Airport earlier this month lost engine power, prompting a forced landing, according to a preliminary investigative report.
The emergency landing, at about 2:15 p.m. on March 8, destroyed the Cessna P210N airplane and the pilot and flight instructor on board suffered minor injuries, according to a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report.
The plane, which took off from Dodge City, Kan., was about one-half mile short of the runway threshold when the flight instructor executed the forced landing, the report said. A post-impact fire consumed parts of the forward fuselage and cabin area.
During the landing, the “runway approach thresholds were not aligned, and the glide path needed to be extended,” the report said. “As the pilot attempted to increase the throttle input, the engine did not respond.
“The flight instructor noted that there were no indications the engine had lost power — no vibration, coughing, or sputtering. The airplane was unable to glide to the runway” and the flight instructor executed a forced landing.
No motor vehicles on the highway were involved in the accident and South Metro Fire Rescue extinguished the fire. The plane is owned by Robert Kempton of Greenville, S.C., according to Federal Aviation Administration records.
