# Accident 19990628007819A: Cessna T210L, Petersburg, TX, June 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1999, 08:45 local time
- Place: Petersburg, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8699° N, 101.5898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8699&lon=-101.5898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93058, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93058-2000-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990628007819A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE 2 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. (-23)ON JUNE 28, 1999, AT 0945 CST, A CESSNA T210L, REGISTRATION N93058, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN FOLLOWING AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH A POWER LINE, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP NEAR PETERSBURG, TX.  THE INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE AIRPLANE, AND HIS ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE LUBBOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, LUBBOCK, TX.  AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 CST.  WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS OVSERVED ON FINAL APPROACH WITH THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND THE FLAPS EXTENDED. ONE WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE CONTACT A POWER STATIC LINE CABLE AT THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY #17 AND DECENDED IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE TO THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 160  FEET SOUTH OF THE POWER LINE.  A POST IMPACT FIRE ERUPTED.                                                    (.19) ON JUNE 28, 1999, APPROX. 0945 CDT, A CESSNA T210L, N93058, WAS DESTR                                         OYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN FOLLOWING AN INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH A POWER LINE, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP NEAR PETERSBURG, TX. THE INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE AIRPLANE, AND HIS ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 BUSINESS FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE LUBBOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, LUBBOCK, TX, APPROX. 0930.  THE OWNERS OF THE PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP REPORTED THAT THEY WARNED THE PILOT OF UNMARKED POWER LINES AT INTERNATIONAL.  IN LUBBOCK THE PILOT AND PASSENGER PICKED UP A STARTER FOR A FORKLIFT.  THE AIRPLANE THEN DEPARTED LUBBOCK INTERNATIONAL FOR THE PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP LOCATED THE MILES NORTHEAST OF LUBBOCK, WHERE THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE SCHEDULED TO PICK UP ADDITIONAL PARTS.  ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE BLUE AND WHITE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED IN A LEFT HAND TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 17 AT THE GRASS AIRSTIP NEAR PETERSBURG, TX.  THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED ON FINAL APPROACH WITH THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND FLAPS EXTENDED.  ONE WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE CONTACT A  STATIC POWER LINE CABLE AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY AND DESCEND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE TO THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST 160 FEET SOUTH OF THE POWER LINE ON A MEASURED MAGNETIC HEADING OF 260 DEGREES.  A POST IMPACT FIRE ERUPTED.  WITNESSES REPORTED THAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE WINDS WERE OUT OF THE WEST AT 10 KNOTS.

## 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 FTW99FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA176), Jun 28, 1999: Cessna T210L (N93058), Petersburg, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain obstacle clearance.

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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