TKOF ABORT LEADS TO A WHEELS UP LNDG.

Date: 1995-04 · Aircraft: Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C; 210D

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|inflight-event-encounter-cftt-cfit|inflight-event-encounter-weather-turbulence|other-unspecified

Synopsis

TKOF ABORT LEADS TO A WHEELS UP LNDG.

Narrative

I ARRIVED ON THE RAMP A LITTLE AFTER XA00 AM AND WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF SNOW CONSIDERING THE BRIEFING I HAD RECEIVED. (ABOUT 45 MINS PREVIOUSLY; ABQ FSS RPTED ABQ AS 33 BROKEN; 65 OVCST; VISIBILITY 4 MI IN LIGHT SNOW AND FOG). I BRUSHED THE ACFT CLEAN; PREFLTED (INCLUDING ATTACHING THE WINDSHIELD HOT PLATE); DID A COUPLE OF ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS; INCLUDING CALLING MY DEST (FARMINGTON; NM) TO CONFIRM THEIR WX; SPRAYED THE WINDSHIELD; AND BRUSHED THE ACFT CLEAN A SECOND TIME. IT WAS A HVY; WET SNOW; UNUSUAL FOR NEW MEXICO; THAT CONTINUED TO FALL LIGHTLY DURING PREFLT; BUT WHICH CAME OFF THE ACFT EASILY. AFTER ENG START; I GOT MY CLRNC AND DID A RUNUP THAT INCLUDED A VISUAL CHK OF THE HORIZ STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR. THEY BOTH APPEARED TO BE CLEAN. THERE WAS NO DELAYS IN TAXIING TO RWY 8. I WAS #2 FOR DEP; BUT THAT WAS A DELAY OF A FEW SECONDS ONLY. I RECEIVED MY TKOF CLRNC AT XA53L; AND TOOK OFF WITH 10 DEGS FLAPS; AND PITOT HEAT; HOT PROP; AND WINDSHIELD PLATE ALL ON. ENG PWR SEEMED NORMAL. THE ACFT DID NOT ACCELERATE VERY QUICKLY; BUT THAT IS OFTEN THE CASE WITH AN ALMOST-GROSS-WT LOAD. I LIFTED OFF AND STARTED CLBING ABOUT 100 MPH; GOT POSITIVE RATE; RETRACTED THE GEAR AND SLOWLY RETRACTED THE FLAPS FULLY INSPECTING A NORMAL ACCELERATION AND CLB. INSTEAD; I EXPERIENCED VIRTUALLY NO CLB; OR VERY LITTLE; AND A DECELERATION IN AIRSPD. WHERE I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED AN AIRSPD OF ABOUT 110-120 MPH; THE AIRSPD WAS IN THE 80'S AND FALLING. RATHER THAN TRY TO PUSH UP INTO THE WX; WHICH WAS QUICKLY WORSENING; I REJECTED THE DEP; LOWERED THE NOSE GENTLY TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CTL; AND THE ACFT SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RWY GEAR UP. FROM START TO STOP; THE INCIDENT USED A LITTLE OVER 10000 FT OF RWY. THE TEMP WAS 33 DEGS WHEN I WAS TAXIING OUT. THE COWLING; LEADING EDGES; AND HORIZ STABILIZER WERE CLEAN; BUT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN MORE WET SNOW ON THE ACFT THEN I KNEW OF; WHICH MAY HAVE FROZEN WITH THE EXTRA AIRFLOW ON TKOF. THIS AIRPLANE STILL HAD GEAR DOORS; AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THE EXTRA DISRUPTION OF AIR FLOW CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACFT'S SUBSTANDARD PERFORMANCE. I ALSO DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IT MAY HAVE AFFECTED ACFT STABILITY HAD I GOTTEN THE GEAR DOWN BEFORE THE ACFT SETTLED.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.