# Accident 20030629013259A: Cessna 210K, Durango, CO, June 29, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2003, 15:30 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Animas Air Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1500° N, 107.7500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1500&lon=-107.7500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8264M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8264M-2003-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210K (registry code 2073446, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,180 total, 2,080 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030629013259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 06/30/03, N8264M, A CESSNA 210, PILOTED BY WILLIAM F. BROWN, DEPARTED TRAVERSE CITY MICHIGAN STOPPING IN GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA FOR FUEL BEFORE FLYING ON TO DURANGO, CO. AT APPROXIMATELY 1530MDT, MR. BROWN ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 01, AN ANIMAS AIR PARK. HE STATED THAT HE CAME IN HOT WITH FLAPS AT 30 DEGREES. AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN ENCOUNTERED A STRONG CROSSWIND. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND. HE WENT TO FULL THROTTLE AND FLAPS TO 10 DEGREES, BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND AND HE LOST CONTROL AS THE WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE LAPLANTA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE DID AN INITIAL ON SCENE INVESTIGATION. MR. BROWN REPORTED TO OFFICER FALCONER THAT HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 01 WHEN HE HEARD RADIO TRAFFIC FROM ANOTHER AIRCRAFT TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 19. HE STATED THAT HE KNEW HE WAS GOING TO BE IN THE PATH OF THE SECOND AIRCRAFT, SO HE WENT TO FULL THROTTLE TO TAKE OFF TO GO AROUND ONE MORE TIME. THE INVESTIGATION ALSO SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY, TRAVELED 328' STRIKING A 4X4 POST AND SOME CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL BEFORE STOPPING. PHOTOS TAKEN SHOW THE FLAPS FULL UP. THE PILOT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR FACIAL LACERATIONS. METAR/WINDS 27018G21KT

## 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 DEN03LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA118), Jun 29, 2003: Cessna 210K (N8264M), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision and his failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors contributing to the accident were the high altitude on base turn and final approach, the low…

## Other reports on N8264M (2)

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

- [Incident 19980119001429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980119001429I), Jan 19, 1998: Cessna 210K (N8264M), Lubbock, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: after normal landing on runway 26 at lbb, the pilot confused the runway lights with centerline lights and centered the aircraft in line with the…
- [Incident 19910523026799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910523026799I), May 23, 1991: Cessna 210K (N8264M), Midland, MI, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear and landed gear up.

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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