# Accident 20000720009519A: Cessna 210D, Lubbock, TX, July 20, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2000, 00:35 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Town & Country Airpark Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5907° N, 101.8497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5907&lon=-101.8497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3996Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3996Y-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210D (registry code 2073414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000720009519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 20, 2000, AT 0035 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 210-D AIRPLANE N3996Y, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE LANDING AT THE TOWN AND COUNTRY AIRPORT, NEAR LUBBOCK, TEXAS. THE COMMERICAL PILOT, WHO WASTHE REGISTERED OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE AIRPLANE, AND HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FAR PART 91 FLIGHT. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE TOWN AND COUNTRY AIRPORT.  ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, THE PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 17 AND REMAINED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN.  THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING APPROACH THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED A POWER WIRE AND, SUBSEQUENTLY, IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.  AN FAA INSPECTOR AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS EXAMINED THE ACCIDENT SITE AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF A WIRE STRIKE.  THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT THE PILOT STATED HE HAD CONSUMED 5 OR 6 MIXED DRINKS THAT EVENING.  WITNESSES REPORTED THE PILOT AND PASSENGER APPEARED INTOXICATED AND SMELL OF ALCOHOL.

## 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 FTW00LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA215), Jul 20, 2000: Cessna 210D (N3996Y), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper aircraft handling as a result of his alcohol impairment.

## Other reports on N3996Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19920822038019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920822038019I), Aug 22, 1992: Cessna 210D (N3996Y), Lubbock, TX, Minor damage. On final approach gear failed to extend. Landed gear up.

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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