# Accident 20050413012989A: Cessna T210M, Phoenix, AZ, April 13, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2005
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6881° N, 112.0825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6881&lon=-112.0825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732SY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732SY-2005-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050413012989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESSES REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT FLYING IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION TOWARD THE DEER VALLEY AIRPORT AT A LOW ALTITUDE TRAILING BLACK SMOKE. THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY MADE A STEEP RIGHT BANK AND NOSED DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN LEVELED OUT AS THE LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NORTHBOUND LANDE OF I-17 NORTH OF DEER VALLEY RD. JUST BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AN 18 WHEEL TRACTOR TRAILER, TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, ON THE RIGHT SIDE APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET FORWARD OF THE TRAILER'S REAR WHEELS. THE RIGHT WING MADE CONTACT WITH A LOAD OF PLYWOOD AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER IMPACTED JUST FORWARD OF THE TRAILER'S WHEELS RESULTING IN THE WHEEL CARRIAGE TEARING OFF THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DRAGGING IT DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE REMAINDER OF THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING NORTH IN THE MEDIAN. THE PILOT WAS EJECTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. A HIGHWAY PATROL DEPUTY REPORTED FUEL LEAKING FROM A LINE THAT RUNS TO THE LEFT WING INTRIGAL FUEL TANK: THE RIGHT WING WAS CONSIDERABLY DAMAGED ALONG THE LEADING EDGE AND SPLIT OPEN LONGITUDINALLY EXPOSING THE INTRIGAL FUEL TANK. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN THAT TANK. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL ON THE PLYWOOD THAT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED.

## 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 LAX05LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA136), Apr 13, 2005: Cessna T210M (N732SY), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N732SY (2)

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

- [Incident 19990121013479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990121013479I), Jan 21, 1999: Cessna T210M (N732SY), Amarillo, TX, Minor damage. (-5)While conducting an IFR approach under VMC conditions, the pilot was given approval from Amarillo ATC to land on runway 22. The pilot stated that he had…
- [Accident 19920111000432A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920111000432A), Jan 11, 1992: Cessna T210M (N732SY), Bullhead City, AZ, Substantial damage. While turning onto taxiway to proceed to active runway was struck by N7000L that had mistakenly landed on taxiway.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.