Plane Crash List

Cessna P210R N6122A

18 November 2005 · Palo Alto, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 18 November 2005 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna P210R registered N6122A, operated by Marco A. Grillo, was involved in an accident near Palo Alto, California, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was 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 18:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Palo Alto, California, United States
Nearest airport
Palo Alto (PAO)
Coordinates
37.4611, -122.1150
Aircraft
Cessna P210R
Registration
N6122A
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Marco A. Grillo
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
LaVerne → Palo Alto
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX06CA040

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

Probable cause

the pilot's misjudged altitude and distance, which resulted in an overrun, and his failure to execute a timely go-around during the approach.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane collided with a perimeter fence during an aborted landing. The air traffic controller requested that the pilot conduct "S" turns to provide spacing for a departing airplane. The pilot complied with the request but ended up landing long on the 2,443-foot runway. He elected to abort the landing when he realized there was not enough remaining runway to stop; however, the airplane did not accelerate adequately for takeoff and the airplane overran the runway. The pilot reported there were no anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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