Cessna 210L N732AK
22 July 2002 · Zelienople, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 22 July 2002 at about 03:30 local time, a Cessna 210L registered N732AK was involved in an accident near Zelienople, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 03:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Zelienople, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Zelienople Muni (8G7)
- Coordinates
- 40.8017, -80.1606
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210L
- Registration
- N732AK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bloomington → Zelienople
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- NYC02LA144
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot failure to follow the published aborted landing procedures, with the retraction of the flaps to 10 degrees prior to reaching a safe altitude and airspeed, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot canceled his IFR clearance near his planned destination, and then maneuvered the airplane to land. The airplane touchdown approximately 2,050 feet down the 4,102-foot long runway, and then bounced back into the air. The pilot aborted the landing, retracted the landing gear, and reduced the flaps to approximately 10 degrees before reaching 50 feet agl. The airplane began to lose altitude, and then impacted trees. Examination of the wreckage revealed no preimpact failures or malfunctions, nor did the pilot report any. The Airplane Flying Handbook," stated that retracting the flaps could decrease lift and cause the airplane to sink rapidly, during a go-around. The POH stated that the flaps should be immediately reduced to 20 degrees, and then retracted slowly after reaching a safe altitude.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 210 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2002 | Cessna 210L | Rochester, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jul 2002 | Cessna 210A | Sherman, Texas, United States | Stephen M. Sims | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 2002 | Cessna 210L | Kentwood, Louisiana, United States | Cloud Chasers | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 May 2002 | Cessna 210 | Westhampton Bch, New York, United States | Edward Pagan | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 2002 | Cessna 210-M | Buena Vista, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2002 | Cessna 210L | Lacon, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,022 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 18 Jul 2002 | Beechcraft C24R | Grindstone, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Jun 2002 | Cessna 152 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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