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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna T210L · Monterey, CA · September 9, 2003

Date: September 9, 2003 · 15:22 local
Place: Monterey, CA
Airport: Monterey Peninsula
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N93860
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX03LA283
Reported as: Cessna T210L
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520H
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,000 total2,000 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N93860Registration cancelled May 5, 2006 · Cessna T210LS/N 21060439 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna T210L Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On September 09, 2003, at 15:22 PDT, a Cessna 210L airplane, N93860, impacted a tree while in a left gliding turn approximately 1000 feet short of runway 10R at Monterey Peninsula Airport, Monterey, California. The airline transport pilot and two passengers were seriously injured and the airplane was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. The flight departed columbia airport (O22), columbia, California at an unknown time and an instrument flight plan had been filed. Witnesses to the accident reported that during the emergency landing, the right wing hit a tree, the airplane spun, and dove nose-first into the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 09, 2003, AT 15:22 PDT, A CESSNA 210L AIRPLANE, N93860, IMPACTED A TREE WHILE IN A LEFT GLIDING TURN APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 10R AT MONTEREY PENINSULA AIRPORT, MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED COLUMBIA AIRPORT (O22), COLUMBIA, CALIFORNIA AT AN UNKNOWN TIME AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT REPORTED THAT DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING, THE RIGHT WING HIT A TREE, THE AIRPLANE SPUN, AND DOVE NOSE-FIRST INTO THE GROUND.

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 LAX03LA283Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMonterey, CAThe pilot’s inadequate in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in a loss of engine power during an instrument approach to land, and an in-flight collision with a tree and terrain.Sep 9, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N93860 · 1

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

Accident 19740821042099AIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Columbus, OHAug 21, 1974 · Substantial damage