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FAA accident report · Cessna 210 · Bristol-Johnson, TN · February 29, 2004

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Date
February 29, 2004 · 12:32 local
Place
Bristol-Johnson, TN
Airport
Tri-City Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9660T
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL04FA079
Reported as
Cessna 210
Reported engine
Continental IO470*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
356 total9 in the last 90 days
N9660TRegistration cancelled Oct 23, 2006 · Cessna 210S/N 57460 · Built 1960Airframe modelCessna 210Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On February 29, 2004, t 12:32 (eastern standard time) a Cessna 210, N9660T, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight, collided with the ground attempting a go-around at the tri-cities regional airport, blountville, Tennessee. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage. The private pilot was fatally injured and the commercial pilot flight instructor died March 1, 2004. The pilot of N9660T, established contact with tri-city approach at 12:08 and and requested a full ILS approach. The aircraft was identified by radar and vector to the final approach for ILS runway 23. At 12:25 when the pilot was cleared for the ILS approach and instructed to contact the tower. The pilot contacted the tower and was cleared for the option. The pilot acknowledged the clearance. An airline employee-working gate 5 saw the aircraft on approach to 23. He said the aircraft appeared to be unstable. The aircraft touched down hard and bounced into the air about 15 to 20 feet around the 5000-foot runway marker. The aircraft started to yaw to left. The aircraft was about 60-degree noise up wings level and slow airspeed. The left wing dropped and the noise pitch down. The airplane disappeared from view below a gully on the south side of the runway. The wreckage was located 100 yards southeast of taxiway y and runway 23.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 29, 2004, T 12:32 (EASTERN STANDARD TIME) A CESSNA 210, N9660T, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND AT THE TRI-CITIES REGIONAL AIRPORT, BLOUNTVILLE, TENNESSEE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DIED MARCH 1, 2004. THE PILOT OF N9660T, ESTABLISHED CONTACT WITH TRI-CITY APPROACH AT 12:08 AND AND REQUESTED A FULL ILS APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IDENTIFIED BY RADAR AND VECTOR TO THE FINAL APPROACH FOR ILS RUNWAY 23. AT 12:25 WHEN THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR THE ILS APPROACH AND INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT THE TOWER. THE PILOT CONTACTED THE TOWER AND WAS CLEARED FOR THE OPTION. THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE CLEARANCE. AN AIRLINE EMPLOYEE-WORKING GATE 5 SAW THE AIRCRAFT ON APPROACH TO 23. HE SAID THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE UNSTABLE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND BOUNCED INTO THE AIR ABOUT 15 TO 20 FEET AROUND THE 5000-FOOT RUNWAY MARKER. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO YAW TO LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 60-DEGREE NOISE UP WINGS LEVEL AND SLOW AIRSPEED. THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE NOISE PITCH DOWN. THE AIRPLANE DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW BELOW A GULLY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED 100 YARDS SOUTHEAST OF TAXIWAY Y AND RUNWAY 23.

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 ATL04FA079Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBlountville, TNThe pilot's improper flare, and improper recovery which resulted in a bounced landing, collapse of the left main landing gear, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering resulting in a stall, uncontrolled descent, and collision with the…Feb 29, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9660T · 1

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

Incident 20000905030019ILevel Off Touchdown · Huntsville, AL(-23)The pilot departed airport M82 after completion of annual inspection. During annual additional adjustments were made to the gear system due to prior malfunctions associated with gear retraction (recycled 6 times on ground). The landing gear retracted…Sep 5, 2000 · Minor damage