# Accident 20010310003549A: Cessna T210L, Penrose, NC, March 10, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2001, 12:45 local time
- Place: Penrose, NC
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2703° N, 82.6442° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2703&lon=-82.6442&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2172S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2172S-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010310003549A

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT WAS LANDING AT TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY AIRPORT, PENROSE, N.C. WHEN HE REALIZED HE WAS TOO HIGH AND TOO FAST. HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND AND HIT THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND CRASHED IN A CORNFIELD ABOUT 1/4 MILE OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 MIA01LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA096), Mar 10, 2001: Cessna T210L (N2172S), Brevard, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: an in-flight collision with a tree. Factors in this accident were the pilot's inadequate planned approach and excessive airspeed on the approach.

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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