# Accident 20000208041169A: Cessna 210E, Glendale, AZ, February 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2000, 16:00 local time
- Place: Glendale, AZ
- Airport: Glendale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5296° N, 112.3095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5296&lon=-112.3095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4946U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4946U-2003-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210E (registry code 2073416, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 126 total, 41 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000208041169A

## Narrative

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

(.4) ON FEBRUARY 8, 2000, AT 1600 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 210E, N4946U, LANDED OFF THE RUNWAY AT THE GLENDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GLENDALE, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES WHILE THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. TYRELL-MARXEN CHEVY, OLDS, CADILLAC, INC., WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA, ABOUT 1500. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 01 WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. HE ADDED FULL POWER TO GO-AROUND BUT WHEN HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE, HE SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR OFF AND TURNED OFF THE MASTER SWITCH. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BERM LOCATED ABOUT 1,000 FEET EAST OF THE RUNWAY AND 1,000 FEET NORTH OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AND SLID ANOTHER 250 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND WITH THE GEAR EXTENDED AND FULL FLAPS. WINDS WERE VARIABLE AT 3 KNOTS. THE PILOT RECEIVED HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE ON AUGUST 31, 1999. HE HAD FLOWN THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT A TOTAL OF 126.4 HOURS.

## 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 LAX00LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA095), Feb 8, 2000: Cessna 210E (N4946U), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's attempt to go-around with inadequate altitude and airspeed available, resulting in a power demand that exceeded the capability of the aircraft. The fully extended gear and flaps were…

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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