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FAA accident report · Cessna T210N · San Diego, CA · December 19, 2001

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Date
December 19, 2001 · 20:50 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Airport
Montgomery Field Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N7AL
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX02LA053
Reported as
Cessna T210N
N7ALRegistered now · Cessna T210NS/N 21063261Airframe modelCessna T210N

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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 December 19, 2001, at 2050 hours pacific standard time, a Cessna T210N, N7AL, impacted an airport boundary fence during landing on runway 28R at Montgomery Field Airport, San Diego, California. The private pilot and two passengers were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The local area, post maintenance check flight departed from Montgomery field at 2000. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and the flight was operating on an instrument flight plan. The airplane was operated by the owner under 14 CFR part 91. The Montgomery field weather, observed at 2053, was visibility 1/4 statute mile, vertical visibility 100 feet, with temperature and dew point both 9 degrees celsius. A sheriff's deputy reported from the accident site that the visibility was 50 to 100 yards in fog. (-23) on December 19, 2001, at 2050 local time, a Cessna T210N, N7AL, impacted an airport boundary fence during landing for runway 28R at Montgomery field, San Diego, CA. The private pilot and two passengers were not injured, the aircraft was substantially damaged. The flight was conducted in IFR conditions, operation was conducted by the owner under 14 CFR part 91. Weathe r observed at 2053, was visibility 1/4 statute mile, visibility 100 feet. The pilot was below decision height and the runway in sight, when at about 50 feet AGL, he encountered dense fog and lost sight on the runway. He made a decision to continue the landing, instead of making the standard go around, based on his belief that he could make a safe go around.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON DECEMBER 19, 2001, AT 2050 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA T210N, N7AL, IMPACTED AN AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 28R AT MONTGOMERY FIELD AIRPORT, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE LOCAL AREA, POST MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM MONTGOMERY FIELD AT 2000. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE OWNER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE MONTGOMERY FIELD WEATHER, OBSERVED AT 2053, WAS VISIBILITY 1/4 STATUTE MILE, VERTICAL VISIBILITY 100 FEET, WITH TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT BOTH 9 DEGREES CELSIUS. A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY REPORTED FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE THAT THE VISIBILITY WAS 50 TO 100 YARDS IN FOG. (-23) ON DECEMBER 19, 2001, AT 2050 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA T210N, N7AL, IMPACTED AN AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE DURING LANDING FOR RUNWAY 28R AT MONTGOMERY FIELD, SAN DIEGO, CA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN IFR CONDITIONS, OPERATION WAS CONDUCTED BY THE OWNER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. WEATHE R OBSERVED AT 2053, WAS VISIBILITY 1/4 STATUTE MILE, VISIBILITY 100 FEET. THE PILOT WAS BELOW DECISION HEIGHT AND THE RUNWAY IN SIGHT, WHEN AT ABOUT 50 FEET AGL, HE ENCOUNTERED DENSE FOG AND LOST SIGHT ON THE RUNWAY. HE MADE A DECISION TO CONTINUE THE LANDING, INSTEAD OF MAKING THE STANDARD GO AROUND, BASED ON HIS BELIEF THAT HE COULD MAKE A SAFE GO AROUND.

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 LAX02LA053Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSan Diego, CAThe pilot's failure to land on the runway with sufficient runway remaining as a result of his improper IFR procedure by his failure to maintain visual contact with the runway environment, and to execute a missed approach.Dec 20, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7AL · 1

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

Incident 20101005046059ILanding: Touchdown · Grand Junction, COPilot landing at gjt when he put up the flap handle instead of puting down he landing gear handle. One pax onboard, no injuries, belly of aircraft scraped, three prop blades all struck the ground and bent.Oct 5, 2010 · Minor damage