# Accident 20011219036479A: Cessna T210N, San Diego, CA, December 19, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2001, 20:50 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7998° N, 117.1308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7998&lon=-117.1308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7AL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7AL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011219036479A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 LAX02LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA053), Dec 20, 2001: Cessna T210N (N7AL), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N7AL (1)

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

- [Incident 20101005046059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101005046059I), Oct 5, 2010: Cessna T210N (N7AL), Grand Junction, CO, Minor damage. Pilot 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,…

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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