Cessna T210L N8465L

Summary

On 3 February 2013 at about 02:24 local time, a Cessna T210L registered N8465L, operated by Mar-Tech Engineering LLC, was involved in an accident near Boise, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 February 2013 at 02:24

Classification

Accident

Location

Boise, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Boise Air Terminal (BOI)

Coordinates

43.5644, -116.2228

Aircraft

Cessna T210L

Registration

N8465L

Category

Airplane

Year built

1975

Engines

1

Operator

Mar-Tech Engineering LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Twin Falls → Boise

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

WPR13LA111

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath and stabilized approach, which resulted in the airplane touching down short of the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot had been with the company about 2 weeks, and a pilot-rated passenger was on board the airplane to instruct the pilot on the use of the equipment associated with aerial survey work. The pilot had not previously flown this make/model airplane, so the passenger was also facilitating the pilot's understanding of the airplane and its individual characteristics. The pilot completed about 3 hours of survey work and then proceeded to the airport for an instrument landing system approach. The pilot reported that, as the airplane neared the decision height, he observed lights on the ground, which he believed were part of the airport environment, so he continued the approach. When he subsequently determined that the approach was unstable, it was too late to execute a missed approach, and he landed the airplane short of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot and passenger safely exited the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.