Cessna T210L N93058

Summary

On 28 June 1999 at about 14:45 local time, a Cessna T210L registered N93058 was involved in an accident near Petersburg, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 June 1999 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Petersburg, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Culp Airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

33.8699, -101.5898

Aircraft

Cessna T210L

Registration

N93058

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lubbock → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW99FA176

2 people died.

The failure of the pilot to maintain obstacle clearance.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to personnel at the private grass airstrip, the pilot was made aware of a 'high line wire' on the north end of the airstrip. The airplane was observed flying a left hand traffic pattern for runway 17. One witness reported that, during the final approach to the runway, the airplane 'didn't look high enough,' although the approach 'appeared normal and steady,' and the gear appeared 'normal and down.' Another witness reported that he observed the 'plane hit the power line with the landing gear.' The airplane struck the top static steel line and subsequently impacted the ground 170 feet south of the power lines. The nose landing gear strut exhibited numerous straight-line witness marks consistent with the diameter of the downed static line. No anomalies were found during the examination of the airframe or powerplant that would have rendered the airplane or engine incapable of operation prior to striking the steel line.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.