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FAA accident report · Cessna 210 · Naples, FL · February 5, 1999

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Date
February 5, 1999 · 21:56 local
Place
Naples, FL
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6174F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA99FA075
Reported as
Cessna 210
Reported engine
Continental IO520J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
176 total12 in this make and model
N6174FRegistration cancelled Jan 25, 2018 · Cessna 210JS/N 21059074 · Built 1968Airframe modelCessna 210JEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Acft was cleared to land and the tower advised that the acft was too low. The acft subsequently crashed into 15 feet of water under unknown circumstances. The pilot/sole occupant suffered fatal injuries. The acft was destroyed. (.4) the pilot contacted the tower for landing instructions 10 miles southwest of the airport. The pilot was instructed to report a 2 mile final for runway 05, and was informed to follow traffic on a midfield downwind. The pilot stated he was looking for the traffic, and asked if the traffic was over the coast. The pilot was informed the traffic was midfield base passing the tower at his 1 o'clock position. The pilot acknowledged the call and asked if he should take a left turn. The controller instructed the pilot to turn left and stated his traffic was passing from right to left at about a mile. The controller then informed the pilot to turn base, and asked if he had the traffic. The pilot stated he saw something below and asked if he had any helicopter traffic below him. The controller stated no and informed the pilot his traffic was on a right base at his 2 o'clock position. The pilot informed the controller that he did not see the traffic, and stated he needed to turn right pretty quick. The pilot was given the position of the traffic and was cleared to land. The pilot asked the controller to repeat that please. The controller informed the pilot that he was extremely low and asked if he had the traffic in sight. There was no other conversation between the pilot and the controller. The airplane continued to descend out of sight. (-23) while turning right base to final for landing runway 05 the aircraft flew into the water of the gulf of Mexico. The weather conditions were good (scattered clouds with light winds and good visibility) however it was dark and the aircraft was headed out over the water with little or no visual references and was making a right hand descending turn.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND AND THE TOWER ADVISED THAT THE ACFT WAS TOO LOW. THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED INTO 15 FEET OF WATER UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (.4) THE PILOT CONTACTED THE TOWER FOR LANDING INSTRUCTIONS 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO REPORT A 2 MILE FINAL FOR RUNWAY 05, AND WAS INFORMED TO FOLLOW TRAFFIC ON A MIDFIELD DOWNWIND. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS LOOKING FOR THE TRAFFIC, AND ASKED IF THE TRAFFIC WAS OVER THE COAST. THE PILOT WAS INFORMED THE TRAFFIC WAS MIDFIELD BASE PASSING THE TOWER AT HIS 1 O'CLOCK POSITION. THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE CALL AND ASKED IF HE SHOULD TAKE A LEFT TURN. THE CONTROLLER INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO TURN LEFT AND STATED HIS TRAFFIC WAS PASSING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT AT ABOUT A MILE. THE CONTROLLER THEN INFORMED THE PILOT TO TURN BASE, AND ASKED IF HE HAD THE TRAFFIC. THE PILOT STATED HE SAW SOMETHING BELOW AND ASKED IF HE HAD ANY HELICOPTER TRAFFIC BELOW HIM. THE CONTROLLER STATED NO AND INFORMED THE PILOT HIS TRAFFIC WAS ON A RIGHT BASE AT HIS 2 O'CLOCK POSITION. THE PILOT INFORMED THE CONTROLLER THAT HE DID NOT SEE THE TRAFFIC, AND STATED HE NEEDED TO TURN RIGHT PRETTY QUICK. THE PILOT WAS GIVEN THE POSITION OF THE TRAFFIC AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND. THE PILOT ASKED THE CONTROLLER TO REPEAT THAT PLEASE. THE CONTROLLER INFORMED THE PILOT THAT HE WAS EXTREMELY LOW AND ASKED IF HE HAD THE TRAFFIC IN SIGHT. THERE WAS NO OTHER CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE PILOT AND THE CONTROLLER. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO DESCEND OUT OF SIGHT. (-23) WHILE TURNING RIGHT BASE TO FINAL FOR LANDING RUNWAY 05 THE AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO THE WATER OF THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE GOOD (SCATTERED CLOUDS WITH LIGHT WINDS AND GOOD VISIBILITY) HOWEVER IT WAS DARK AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADED OUT OVER THE WATER WITH LITTLE OR NO VISUAL REFERENCES AND WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND DESCENDING TURN.

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 MIA99FA075Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportNaples, FLIn-flight collision with water while on base turn to final at night for undetermined reasons.Feb 6, 1999 · Destroyed

Other reports on N6174F · 1

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

Incident 19941104048829ILevel Off Touchdown · Green Bay, WINarrative: the pilot forgot to lower the landing gear [privacy data omitted] upon landing at grb the pilot and part owner of the aircraft said he was practicing instrument approaches and forgot to lower the landing gear. The aircraft received only minor…Nov 4, 1994 · Minor damage