# Accident 19991107045919A: Cessna 210N, Atlanta, GA, November 7, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 7, 1999, 11:53 local time - Place: Atlanta, GA - Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.9007° N, 84.2998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9007&lon=-84.2998&mi=10 - Aircraft: N7317A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7317A-2002-08-20) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 210N (registry code 2073453, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210n) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210N - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00FA009) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991107045919A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS THE PIC OF N7317A, A CESSNA 210 N, THAT DEPARTED PDK 1143 LOCAL ON 11/07/99 ON A VFR FLIGHT. FOUR MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE N7317A INFORMED THE PDK ATC THAT HE WAS REQUESTING A RETURN TO THE AIRPORT BECAUSE OF A LANDING GEAR PROBLEM AND SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. N7317A WAS CLEARED TO ENTER A RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 02R. AFTER SOME CONVERSATION WITH THE CONTROLLER RUNWAY 20L WAS OFFERED TO N7317A AS IT WAS THE CLOSEST RUNWAY TO THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DA^ STATED THAT HE HAD RUNWAY 20L IN SIGHT BUT FOR UNKNOWN REASONS N7317A PROCEEDED SOUTH PAST RUNWAY 20L UNTIL IT WAS IN POSITION TO ENTER A RIGHT BASE LEG TO LAND ON RUNWAY 02R. THE CONTROLLER AND ^PRIVACY DA^ DISCUSSED WHETHER THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND ^PRIVACY DA^ STATED HIS INTENTION TO FLY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND HAVE THE TOWER VISUALLY CHECK THE POSITION OF THE GEAR. ^PRIVACY DA^ ALSO STATED THAT HE STILL HAD SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND THE COCKPIT WINDOW WAS OPEN. THE CONTROLLER INFORMED N7317A THAT FROM A DISTANCE THE GEAR LOOKED DOWN. ^PRIVACY DA^ SAID THAT IT FELT LIKE THE GEAR WAS STILL UP. N7317A WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON 02R AND TURNED FINAL. AS N7317A CROSSED THE END OF THE RUNWAY FOR LANDING, THE CONTROLLER STATED THAT THE GEAR DID NOT APPEAR TO BE DOWN AND DIRECTED N7317A TO GO AROUND. N7317A INITIATED A GO AROUND AND BEGAN A RIGHT CLIMBING TURN WHICH PUT IT IN POSITION TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27. ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27 ATC INFORMED N7317A THAT THERE WERE VEHICLES ON RUNWAY 27 AND ASKED IF HE COULD GO AROUND. ^PRIVACY DA^ BEGAN A GO AROUND WITH DENSE SMOKE OBSERVED IN THE COCKPIT BY PILOTS WITHIN 100 FEET OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW DOWN RUNWAY 27 AND BEGAN A LOW ALTITUDE LEFT TURN. N7317A IMPACTED THE GROUND BETWEEN RUNWAY 2R AND 2L ON A 085 DEGREE HEADING. THE ACCIDENT WAS FATAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND THE ENSUING FIRE DAMAGE. ## 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 ATL00FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00FA009), Nov 7, 1999: Cessna 210N (N7317A), Chamblee, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the flex hydraulic line and the chaffing of an electrical line under the pilot seat that resulted in an inflight fire. The pilot's inflight decision to continue flight with a known… ## Other reports on N7317A (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19810527028999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810527028999A), May 27, 1981: Cessna 210N (N7317A), Olathe, KS, Substantial damage. Fire in flight from shorted electrical wires. Anti-chafing pad to protect wires was missing. Landed safely. - [Accident 19800312005009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800312005009A), Mar 12, 1980: Cessna 210N (N7317A), Olathe, KS, Substantial damage. Airplane stalled at level-off over runway. Hit runway, bounced into a ditch. Found ice on ruptured wing boot. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.