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FAA accident report · Cessna T210N · Muscle Shoals, AL · July 29, 2005

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Date
July 29, 2005 · 16:50 local
Place
Muscle Shoals, AL
Airport
Muscle Shoals Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9501Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL05LA137
Reported as
Cessna T210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
6,800 total
N9501YRegistration cancelled Dec 2, 2005 · Cessna T210NS/N 21064524 · Built 1981Airframe modelCessna T210NEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 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 July 29, 2005, at approximately 1650 central daylight time, a Cessna T210, N9501Y, approaching Muscle Shoals/northwest Alabama regional airport, impacted the ground about 2 miles southeast of the airport. The pilot had radio contact with another pilot in the area stating that he was 4 miles east and on approach to runway 29. Witness statements and statements from the Tennessee valley authority conclude that the airplane made contact with a power line that crosses a cotton field where the accident took place. The right wing tip contacted the ground first causing the airplane to flip on it's nose shattering the propeller hub and leaving 2 of the 3 prop blades in the ground, and forcing the airplane over on it's top, where it burst into flames totally destroying the airplane. The airplane was damaged to a point where the exact contact point of the power line on the airplane was impossible to determine, although the right main gear was in the up position, and the left main gear was in the down position. Could not determine if the impact caused the gear positions or if the right main was the impact point of the power line. The airplane came to rest about 200 yards from the power lines.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 29, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1650 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA T210, N9501Y, APPROACHING MUSCLE SHOALS/NORTHWEST ALABAMA REGIONAL AIRPORT, IMPACTED THE GROUND ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT HAD RADIO CONTACT WITH ANOTHER PILOT IN THE AREA STATING THAT HE WAS 4 MILES EAST AND ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 29. WITNESS STATEMENTS AND STATEMENTS FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY CONCLUDE THAT THE AIRPLANE MADE CONTACT WITH A POWER LINE THAT CROSSES A COTTON FIELD WHERE THE ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE. THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND FIRST CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO FLIP ON IT'S NOSE SHATTERING THE PROPELLER HUB AND LEAVING 2 OF THE 3 PROP BLADES IN THE GROUND, AND FORCING THE AIRPLANE OVER ON IT'S TOP, WHERE IT BURST INTO FLAMES TOTALLY DESTROYING THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE WAS DAMAGED TO A POINT WHERE THE EXACT CONTACT POINT OF THE POWER LINE ON THE AIRPLANE WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE, ALTHOUGH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS IN THE UP POSITION, AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THE IMPACT CAUSED THE GEAR POSITIONS OR IF THE RIGHT MAIN WAS THE IMPACT POINT OF THE POWER LINE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ABOUT 200 YARDS FROM THE POWER LINES.

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 ATL05LA137Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMuscle Shoals, ALThe pilot's inadequate visual lookout, and failure to maintain clearance, which resulted in an in flight collision with a transmission wire.Jul 29, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9501Y · 1

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

Incident 19831024068379IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Austin, TXLanding gear failed to retract on climbout. Nose gear collapsed landing. Nose gear door damaged and bolt missing.Oct 24, 1983 · Reported as Cessna T210M · Minor damage