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FAA accident report · Cessna T210M · Everett, WA · October 8, 1996

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Date
October 8, 1996 · 08:45 local
Place
Everett, WA
Airport
Snohomish County - Paine Fld
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N761TQ
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA97FA005
Reported as
Cessna T210M
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520R
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total
N761TQRegistration cancelled Mar 24, 1997 · Cessna T210MS/N 21062508Airframe modelCessna T210M

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4) The 75-year-OLD private pilot acknowledged all ATC vectors and instructions after receiving a clearance to perform an instrument approach, but he did not operate the airplane in accordance with vectors. The airplane flew through the ILS localizer course during the iniitial vectoring, and ATC canceled the pilot's clearance to continue the approach. ATC began to re-vector the airplane for another attempt. Again the pilot did not operate the airplane in accordance with the ATC vectors. He was cleared for the approach and began to descend about 1,000 feet per minute at 150 knots. The airplane struck a power line about 1,400 feet from the runway threshold, impacted terrain and was destroyed. The weather conditions were below the published approach visibility minimums. The pilot's medical certificate and the airplane's annual inspection were expired at the time of the accident. The toxicological analysis revealed that the pilot was under the influence of a potent prescription narcotic at the time of the approach. The pilot had a history of severe cardiovascular disease.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) THE 75-YEAR-OLD PRIVATE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED ALL ATC VECTORS AND INSTRUCTIONS AFTER RECEIVING A CLEARANCE TO PERFORM AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH, BUT HE DID NOT OPERATE THE AIRPLANE IN ACCORDANCE WITH VECTORS. THE AIRPLANE FLEW THROUGH THE ILS LOCALIZER COURSE DURING THE INIITIAL VECTORING, AND ATC CANCELED THE PILOT'S CLEARANCE TO CONTINUE THE APPROACH. ATC BEGAN TO RE-VECTOR THE AIRPLANE FOR ANOTHER ATTEMPT. AGAIN THE PILOT DID NOT OPERATE THE AIRPLANE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ATC VECTORS. HE WAS CLEARED FOR THE APPROACH AND BEGAN TO DESCEND ABOUT 1,000 FEET PER MINUTE AT 150 KNOTS. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A POWER LINE ABOUT 1,400 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, IMPACTED TERRAIN AND WAS DESTROYED. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE BELOW THE PUBLISHED APPROACH VISIBILITY MINIMUMS. THE PILOT'S MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AND THE AIRPLANE'S ANNUAL INSPECTION WERE EXPIRED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE TOXICOLOGICAL ANALYSIS REVEALED THAT THE PILOT WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A POTENT PRESCRIPTION NARCOTIC AT THE TIME OF THE APPROACH. THE PILOT HAD A HISTORY OF SEVERE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA97FA005Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportEverett, WAThe pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to the recent excessive use of potent prescription drugs, the pilot's descent below the published decision height, and the pilot's failure to execute a missed approach. Factors contributing to the…Oct 8, 1996 · Destroyed

Other reports on N761TQ · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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