Cessna 210 5(205) N8260Z

Summary

On 19 July 2019 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 210 5(205) registered N8260Z was involved in an accident near Dallesport, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 July 2019 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Dallesport, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Columbia Gorge Rgnl/the Dalles (DLS)

Coordinates

45.6194, -121.1683

Aircraft

Cessna 210 5(205)

Registration

N8260Z

Category

Airplane

Year built

1964

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

The Dalles → The Dalles

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR19LA196

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper pitch control during the aborted takeoff, which resulted in a bounced landing and landing gear collapse.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the takeoff roll, the pilot noted that there was no airspeed indication and reduced engine power to abort the takeoff. He stated that he lightly pulled back on the yoke, felt the airplane lift off the runway and that he then released the yoke. The airplane porpoised “3 possibly 4” times, “with each getting larger” until the nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane slid down the runway, coming to rest on the runway surface. As the pilot exited the airplane, he noted flames near the door. The airplane was subsequently consumed by fire. Postcrash fire damage precluded examination of the pitot-static system or airspeed indicator, and the reason for the lack of airspeed indication during the takeoff roll could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.