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Status	Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date	Friday 30 March 1990
Time	13:13
Type	Cessna P210N
Operator	Little Aircraft Company
Registration	N732CG
MSN	P21000574
Year of manufature
Engines	Continental TSIO-520P
Crew	Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers	Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total occupants	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage	Destroyed
Location	La Verne, CA United States of America
Phase	Approach
Nature	Private
Departure Airport	El Monte, CA (ELT)
Destination Airport
Narrative	THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED ON A STEEP FAST FINAL APPROACH. THE PILOT ANNOUNCED HE WAS GOING AROUND. DURING THE GO-AROUND BLACK SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE ENGINE EXHAUST SYSTEM. A POWER REDUCTION WAS HEARD, FOLLOWED BY A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. DURING A MANEUVER INTO AN OPEN FIELD THE AIRPLANE STALLED ABOUT 50 FT AGL. EXAMINATION OF THE SPARK PLUGS EXHIBITED CARBON SOOTING INDICATIVE OF A RICH MIXTURE. THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE WERE FOUND IN THE FULL OPEN AND FULL RICH POSITION. THE PILOT OPERATING HANDBOOK NOTES USE OF THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP WITH THE THROTTLE FULL OPEN AND THE MIXTURE NOT LEANED WILL RESULT IN AN ENRICHED MIXTURE. CAUSE: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF POWEROLANT CONTROLS WHICH RESULTED IN AN EXCESSIVE RICH MIXTURE AND POWER LOSS. IN ADDITION, THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING THE FORCED LANDING.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
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21-Dec-2016 19:23	ASN Update Bot	Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]

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