# Accident 20020721017289A: Cessna 210L, Zelienople, PA, July 21, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2002, 23:30 local time
- Place: Zelienople, PA
- Airport: Zelienople Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8017° N, 80.1606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8017&lon=-80.1606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732AK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732AK-2004-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020721017289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 22, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 09:30, LOCAL TIME INSPECTORS JEFF HALLIDAY, SCOTT ALEXANDER, JIM PORTER, AND I ARRIVED AT ZELIENOPLE AIRPORT (8G7) PA. INSPECTION OF THE CRASH SITE REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: N732AK WAS LOCATED 712 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 35, ON A COMPASS HEADING OF 320 DEGREES. N732AK WAS SUBMERGED IN 3 TO 4 FEET OF WATER ON A COMPASS HEADING OF 360 DEGREES. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, FUSELAGE, ENGINE, PROPELLER, VERTICAL, AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. MR. LIME STATED THAT HE WAS HIGH ON FINAL, TOUCHED DOWN AT MID FIELD, BOUNCED THE LANDING, AND ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. WHILE ATTEMPTING THE GO-AROUND, MR. LIME SELECTED GEAR UP, WHILE RETRACTING FLAPS TO THE 10-DEGREE POSITION. MR. LIME STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO TURN TO THE RIGHT WHILE LEFT OF CENTERLINE, THAT WAS THE LAST THING HE REMEMBERS BEFORE THE CRASH. MR. LIME HAS HAD SURGERY ON HIS BACK AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO WALK FOR THREE WEEKS. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 NYC02LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA144), Jul 22, 2002: Cessna 210L (N732AK), Zelienople, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failure to follow the published aborted landing procedures, with the retraction of the flaps to 10 degrees prior to reaching a safe altitude and airspeed, which resulted in an uncontrolled…

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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