# Accident 19970411005759A: Cessna T210N, Rolla/Vichy, MO, April 11, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1997, 20:05 local time
- Place: Rolla/Vichy, MO
- Airport: Rolla National Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1098° N, 91.7605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1098&lon=-91.7605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5310A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5310A-2002-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970411005759A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.4)THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN TOPPED OFF WITH FUEL AND HAD DEPARTED BUTLER, PA, ABOUT 1652 EDT. THE PILOT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DESTINATION WEATHER WAS 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY IN FOG, 200 FOOT OVERCAST, AND WIND FROM 350 DEGREES AT 6 MPH. THE AIRPORT ELEVATION WAS 1,148 FEET. THE APPROACH MINIMUMS FOR THE VOR RWY 22 APPROACH WERE 1,500 FOOT MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE (MDA) WITH 400 FOOT CEILING AND 3/4 MILE PREVAILING VISIBILITY. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO FLY THE APPROACH AND DESCENDED BELOW MINIMUMS. THE PASSENGER, WHO SURVIVED THE ACCIDENT, REPORTED THAT THE AIRPORT WAS COVERED WITH FOG. HE SAW THE ALTIMETER READ 1,300 FEET MSL AND SAID THE PILOT APPLIED POWER AND TURNED TO THE NORTH. THE MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE WAS TO CLIMB TO 2,700 MSL, THEN TURN RIGHT DIRECT TO VIH VOR/DME AND HOLD. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TREES AND CRASHED ABOUT 1/2 MILE NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT. ELEVATION OF THE CRASH SITE WAS ABOUT 1,125 FEET. INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE INDICATED THAT FULL FLAPS HAD BEEN SELECTED, AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. GO-AROUND FLAPS WERE 20 DEGREES. THE THREE PROPELLER BLADES HAD CHORDWISE GOUGES AND SCRATCHES, AND THE TIPS HAD FORWARD TWIST. NO ENGINE OR AIRFRAME ANOMALIES WERE FOUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI97FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA102), Apr 12, 1997: Cessna T210N (N5310A), Vichy, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to properly follow the missed approach procedure and maintain the minimum descent altitude (MDA) during night/IFR flight. Factors relating to the accident included: darkness, low…

## Other reports on N5310A (1)

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

- [Incident 19890422026319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890422026319I), Apr 22, 1989: Cessna T210N (N5310A), Death Valley, CA, Minor damage. Landed long with tail wind. Intended to use hard overrun area but it was plowed. Nose gear collapsed in soft ground.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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