# Accident 20031013026119A: Cessna 210L, Hickory, NC, October 13, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2003, 11:21 local time
- Place: Hickory, NC
- Airport: Hickory Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7381° N, 81.3869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7381&lon=-81.3869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732AG-2017-03-06) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 493 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031013026119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 19 HKY (HICKORY REGIONAL). HE WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE TOWER TO REPORT 2 MILE FINAL AND HE PROCEEDED TO LAND WITHOUT LANDING CLEARANCE. HE 3 POINTED THE AIRCRAFT HARD, BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR 15 FEET, CAME DOWN AGAIN ON 3 POINTS AND BOUNCED 15 FEET IN AIR, GAVE IT FULL POWER, AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO LEFT AND NOSED DOWN TO THE LEFT CONTACTING LEFT WING TIP WITH THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CAME TO REST 180 DEGREES FROM RUNWAY 19 AND WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 ATL04LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA015), Oct 13, 2003: Cessna 210L (N732AG), Hickory, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall.

## Other reports on N732AG (2)

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

- [Accident 19890615015739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890615015739A), Jun 15, 1989: Cessna 210L (N732AG), Hollywood, FL, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel near destination and nosed over landing in a pasture. Failed to ascertain full tanks for flight.
- [Incident 19780603041609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780603041609I), Jun 3, 1978: Cessna 210L (N732AG), Charleston, WV, Minor damage. Pilot landed gear up. Horn was inoperative. Pilot was distracted by traffic.

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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