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FAA accident report · Cessna T210N · Santa Teresa, NM · October 27, 2000

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Date
October 27, 2000 · 19:50 local
Place
Santa Teresa, NM
Airport
Santa Teresa Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5170Y
Reported as
Cessna T210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520R
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,985 total457 in this make and model58 in the last 90 days
N5170YRegistration cancelled Aug 13, 2013 · Cessna T210NS/N 21064106 · Built 1980Airframe modelCessna T210NEngine modelContinental TSIO-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.

(-23) The airline transport pilot and sole occupant; was on a flight from wichita, Kansas to Santa Teresa, NM. When he attempted to alnd at Santa Teresa Airport, he realized during landing flare that he forgot to put the landing gear down. He applied power to initiate a go-around but pulled the airplane's nose up to fast which resulted in stalling the a/c. the a/c impacted the fround very hard resulting in serious back injuries to the pilot and substantial damage to the aircraft. (.4) on October 27, 2000, at approximately 1950 mountain daylight time, a Cessna T210N, N5170Y, was substantially damaged during impact with terrain while the pilot was executing a go-around at Santa Teresa Airport, Santa Teresa, new Mexico. The airline transport pilot, the sole occupant in the airplane, received serious injuries. The pilot was operating the airplane under title 14 CFR part 91. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight that originated from wichita, Kansas, approximately 5 hours before the accident. The pilot had filed an instrument flight plan. According to the pilot, during the landing flare the propeller blad es began striking the runway and he realized that he had forgotten to put the landing gear down. He said that he "pulled up on the yoke, applied power, but the three damaged propeller blades prevented a successful go around." He said that the airplane stalled, and impacted the runway. Subsequently, the engine mounts broke, both wing spars bent, and the fuselage was wrinkled. The pilot fractured several vertebras. The pilot said that he believes that fatigue was a factor. He said that he had been in an intensive flight-training program all week, and had been up since 0530 on the day of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT; WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM WICHITA, KANSAS TO SANTA TERESA, NM. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ALND AT SANTA TERESA AIRPORT, HE REALIZED DURING LANDING FLARE THAT HE FORGOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. HE APPLIED POWER TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND BUT PULLED THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE UP TO FAST WHICH RESULTED IN STALLING THE A/C. THE A/C IMPACTED THE FROUND VERY HARD RESULTING IN SERIOUS BACK INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. (.4) ON OCTOBER 27, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 1950 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA T210N, N5170Y, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING IMPACT WITH TERRAIN WHILE THE PILOT WAS EXECUTING A GO-AROUND AT SANTA TERESA AIRPORT, SANTA TERESA, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRPLANE, RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM WICHITA, KANSAS, APPROXIMATELY 5 HOURS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT HAD FILED AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING THE LANDING FLARE THE PROPELLER BLAD ES BEGAN STRIKING THE RUNWAY AND HE REALIZED THAT HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. HE SAID THAT HE "PULLED UP ON THE YOKE, APPLIED POWER, BUT THE THREE DAMAGED PROPELLER BLADES PREVENTED A SUCCESSFUL GO AROUND." HE SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE STALLED, AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE, BOTH WING SPARS BENT, AND THE FUSELAGE WAS WRINKLED. THE PILOT FRACTURED SEVERAL VERTEBRAS. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE BELIEVES THAT FATIGUE WAS A FACTOR. HE SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN IN AN INTENSIVE FLIGHT-TRAINING PROGRAM ALL WEEK, AND HAD BEEN UP SINCE 0530 ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT.