20010611037529A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 210M · Magnolia, TX · June 11, 2001

Date
June 11, 2001 · 07:29 local
Place
Magnolia, TX
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N210BK
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW01LA139
Reported as
Cessna 210M
Reported engine
Continental IO520L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,800 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.19) On June 11, 2001, at 0729 central daylight time, a Cessna 210M single-engine airplane, N210BK, impacted terrain after striking power lines while attempting to land on a private road near Magnolia, Texas. The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, received serious injuries. The airplane was owned and operated by b and k lumber co. inc., of rye, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations personal flight. The flight originated from the cleveland municipal airport, houston, Texas, approximately 0700 and was destined for the accident location. According to witnesses who worked for the pilot's company, the pilot has landed on the private road "hundreds of times." The witnesses were "flagging traffic" to keep vehicles and animals off the road while the pilot was attempting to land to the north. During the approach, the airplane's nose contacted four power lines approximately 20 feet AGL. That intersected perpendicular to the road. The power lines stretched, snapped, and the airplane impacted the ground in a nose low attitude. The airplane came to rest upright approximately 150 feet from the initial power line contact point. The FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, stated that the power lines were not marked. The nose and right main landing gear separated from the aircraft, and the firewall was buckled. (.4) on June 11, 2001, at 0729 central daylight time, a Cessna 210M single-engine airplane, N210BK, impacted terrain after striking power lines while attempting to land on a private road near Magnolia, Texas. The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, sustained serious injuries. The airplane was owned and operated by b and k lumber co. inc., of rye, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 business flight. The flight originated from the cleveland municipal airport, houston, Texas, approximately 0700, and was destined for the accident location. According to witnesses who worked for the pilot's company, the pilot had landed on the private road "hundreds of times." The witnesses were "flagging traffic" to keep vehicles and animals off the road while the pilot was attempting to land to the north. During the approach, the airplane's nose contacted four power lines approxim ately 20 feet AGL that crossed perpendicular to the road. The power lines stretched, snapped, and the airplane impacted the ground in a nose low attitude. The airplane came to rest upright approximately 150 feet from the initial power line contact point. The FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, stated that the power lines were not marked. The nose and right main landing gear separated from the aircraft, and the firewall was buckled. Numerous attempts to obtain a completed pilot/operator aircraft accident report (NTSB form 6120.1/2) from the pilot were unsuccessful. (-23) on 06/11/01 about 0729 N210BK CE-210M crashed on a road. Witnesses reported that on approach to land, towards the north, the propeller and nose gear contacted and severed four power-lines. The witnesses added that on contact with the power-lines the pilot added power to the engine. The acft impacted the ground with a nose down attitude about 138 ft later. The acft came to rest on nose and right wing 154 ft from impact. On impact one of the propeller blades was broken off, one bent towards the acft and the other bent and twisted. The nose gear strut separated as well as the right main whe el. The firewall is buckled with cuts in places. Both tanks contain fuel and fuel selector was on right tank. Tach indicated 981.7, mixture rich, prop full increase and throttle idle (full back), flaps full down 30 deg, cowl flaps open. Battery and magnetos turned off by EMS flight controls appear normal.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON JUNE 11, 2001, AT 0729 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 210M SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N210BK, IMPACTED TERRAIN AFTER STRIKING POWER LINES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A PRIVATE ROAD NEAR MAGNOLIA, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY B AND K LUMBER CO. INC., OF RYE, TEXAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, HOUSTON, TEXAS, APPROXIMATELY 0700 AND WAS DESTINED FOR THE ACCIDENT LOCATION. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES WHO WORKED FOR THE PILOT'S COMPANY, THE PILOT HAS LANDED ON THE PRIVATE ROAD "HUNDREDS OF TIMES." THE WITNESSES WERE "FLAGGING TRAFFIC" TO KEEP VEHICLES AND ANIMALS OFF THE ROAD WHILE THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND TO THE NORTH. DURING THE APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE CONTACTED FOUR POWER LINES APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET AGL. THAT INTERSECTED PERPENDICULAR TO THE ROAD. THE POWER LINES STRETCHED, SNAPPED, AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET FROM THE INITIAL POWER LINE CONTACT POINT. THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, STATED THAT THE POWER LINES WERE NOT MARKED. THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE FIREWALL WAS BUCKLED. (.4) ON JUNE 11, 2001, AT 0729 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 210M SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N210BK, IMPACTED TERRAIN AFTER STRIKING POWER LINES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A PRIVATE ROAD NEAR MAGNOLIA, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY B AND K LUMBER CO. INC., OF RYE, TEXAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 BUSINESS FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, HOUSTON, TEXAS, APPROXIMATELY 0700, AND WAS DESTINED FOR THE ACCIDENT LOCATION. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES WHO WORKED FOR THE PILOT'S COMPANY, THE PILOT HAD LANDED ON THE PRIVATE ROAD "HUNDREDS OF TIMES." THE WITNESSES WERE "FLAGGING TRAFFIC" TO KEEP VEHICLES AND ANIMALS OFF THE ROAD WHILE THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND TO THE NORTH. DURING THE APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE CONTACTED FOUR POWER LINES APPROXIM ATELY 20 FEET AGL THAT CROSSED PERPENDICULAR TO THE ROAD. THE POWER LINES STRETCHED, SNAPPED, AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET FROM THE INITIAL POWER LINE CONTACT POINT. THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, STATED THAT THE POWER LINES WERE NOT MARKED. THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE FIREWALL WAS BUCKLED. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN A COMPLETED PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT (NTSB FORM 6120.1/2) FROM THE PILOT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. (-23) ON 06/11/01 ABOUT 0729 N210BK CE-210M CRASHED ON A ROAD. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT ON APPROACH TO LAND, TOWARDS THE NORTH, THE PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR CONTACTED AND SEVERED FOUR POWER-LINES. THE WITNESSES ADDED THAT ON CONTACT WITH THE POWER-LINES THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO THE ENGINE. THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE ABOUT 138 FT LATER. THE ACFT CAME TO REST ON NOSE AND RIGHT WING 154 FT FROM IMPACT. ON IMPACT ONE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES WAS BROKEN OFF, ONE BENT TOWARDS THE ACFT AND THE OTHER BENT AND TWISTED. THE NOSE GEAR STRUT SEPARATED AS WELL AS THE RIGHT MAIN WHE EL. THE FIREWALL IS BUCKLED WITH CUTS IN PLACES. BOTH TANKS CONTAIN FUEL AND FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON RIGHT TANK. TACH INDICATED 981.7, MIXTURE RICH, PROP FULL INCREASE AND THROTTLE IDLE (FULL BACK), FLAPS FULL DOWN 30 DEG, COWL FLAPS OPEN. BATTERY AND MAGNETOS TURNED OFF BY EMS FLIGHT CONTROLS APPEAR NORMAL.

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