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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna P210N · Mackinac Island, MI · August 9, 2001

Date: August 9, 2001 · 13:45 local
Place: Mackinac Island, MI
Airport: Mackinac Island Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N5268W
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI01LA269
Reported as: Cessna P210N

N5268WRegistration cancelled Dec 15, 2003 · Cessna P210NS/N P21000668 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna P210N Engine 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) Aircraft was cleared for a visual approach (IFR) to mackinaw Island. Pilot missed first attempt at landing. On second attempt aircraft descended low enough to contact trees 1/2 mile from runway 26. Aircraft crashed and burned. (.19) on August 09, 2001, at 1345 eastern daylight time, a Cessna P210N, N5268W, piloted by a private pilot was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain and subsequently burned. The airplane was approaching to land on runway 26 (3,501 feet by 75 feet, asphalt), at the Mackinac Island Airport, Mackinac Island, Michigan. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions and was on an instrument flight rules flight plan. The pilot and one passenger received serious injuries, and one passenger received minor injuries. The flight originated from the palwaukee municipal airport, wheeling, Illinois at an undetermined time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH (IFR) TO MACKINAW ISLAND. PILOT MISSED FIRST ATTEMPT AT LANDING. ON SECOND ATTEMPT AIRCRAFT DESCENDED LOW ENOUGH TO CONTACT TREES 1/2 MILE FROM RUNWAY 26. AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND BURNED. (.19) ON AUGUST 09, 2001, AT 1345 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA P210N, N5268W, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TREES AND TERRAIN AND SUBSEQUENTLY BURNED. THE AIRPLANE WAS APPROACHING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 26 (3,501 FEET BY 75 FEET, ASPHALT), AT THE MACKINAC ISLAND AIRPORT, MACKINAC ISLAND, MICHIGAN. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES, AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE PALWAUKEE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WHEELING, ILLINOIS AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI01LA269Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMackinac Island, MIThe pilot's failure to maintain proper glidepath during the landing approach resulting in the pilot not maintaining clearance from the trees. Factors were the haze, the gusty winds, and the trees.Aug 9, 2001 · Destroyed