Cessna T210N N110KM

Summary

On 28 April 2010 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna T210N registered N110KM, operated by Winfield Scott Tanner, was involved in an accident near Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, 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.

Date

28 April 2010 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Fuquay-Angier Field (78NC)

Coordinates

35.5397, -78.7419

Aircraft

Cessna T210N

Registration

N110KM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Winfield Scott Tanner

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wilson → Fuquay/Varina

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10CA274

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper decision to land with a tailwind resulting in an overrun.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that as he turned the airplane onto final for runway 14, the winds shifted from a crosswind to a tailwind. At touchdown, there were 1,800 feet remaining of the 2,780-foot runway. The airplane skidded on the grass, overran the runway end, and collided with a shallow ditch. The nearest weather reporting station, 10 nautical miles away, reported that at the time of the accident, winds were variable at 9 knots, gusting to 12 knots. The pilot did not report any mechanical or flight control anomalies. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the fuselage was buckled, and no flight control anomalies were noted during the examination

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.