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FAA accident report · Cessna 210M · Long Beach, CA · February 12, 2006

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Date
February 12, 2006 · 16:15 local
Place
Long Beach, CA
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6895B
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX06FA113
Reported as
Cessna 210M
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N6895BRegistration cancelled Feb 16, 2017 · Cessna 210MS/N 21062851 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 210MEngine modelContinental IO-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) Two dock workers witnessed the aircraft attempt to make an emergency landing on the pier, and pulled the pilot from the wreckage. Neither recalls hearing any engine noise. Condition of propeller indicates the engine was not developing power. Although there was some fuel spillage, it was not substantial. Unable to dip the tanks due to the extent of damage and attitude of the wings. NTSB will further determine and check fuel condition in engine. The pilot attempted to glide between two conex containers (shipping, rail containers) which were stacked two high. The forward portion of the fuselage and wings cleared the containers, however there is substantial evidence that the left flap (which was retracted) struck the top of one container, then the aft portion of the fuselage and the left horizontal stabilizer impacted lower on the container, separating the entire empennage aft of the cabin area. The prop, engine and cabin portion impacted the ground then slid about 25 yards where they impacted more containers which were stacked five high.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) TWO DOCK WORKERS WITNESSED THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPT TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE PIER, AND PULLED THE PILOT FROM THE WRECKAGE. NEITHER RECALLS HEARING ANY ENGINE NOISE. CONDITION OF PROPELLER INDICATES THE ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING POWER. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS SOME FUEL SPILLAGE, IT WAS NOT SUBSTANTIAL. UNABLE TO DIP THE TANKS DUE TO THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE AND ATTITUDE OF THE WINGS. NTSB WILL FURTHER DETERMINE AND CHECK FUEL CONDITION IN ENGINE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GLIDE BETWEEN TWO CONEX CONTAINERS (SHIPPING, RAIL CONTAINERS) WHICH WERE STACKED TWO HIGH. THE FORWARD PORTION OF THE FUSELAGE AND WINGS CLEARED THE CONTAINERS, HOWEVER THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE THAT THE LEFT FLAP (WHICH WAS RETRACTED) STRUCK THE TOP OF ONE CONTAINER, THEN THE AFT PORTION OF THE FUSELAGE AND THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IMPACTED LOWER ON THE CONTAINER, SEPARATING THE ENTIRE EMPENNAGE AFT OF THE CABIN AREA. THE PROP, ENGINE AND CABIN PORTION IMPACTED THE GROUND THEN SLID ABOUT 25 YARDS WHERE THEY IMPACTED MORE CONTAINERS WHICH WERE STACKED FIVE HIGH.

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 LAX06FA113Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportLong Beach, CAan erroneous low fuel quantity indication that led the pilot to attempt a precautionary landing in a congested and less than ideal location. The erroneous fuel level indication was due to multiple anomalies with the alternator installation that precipitated a…Feb 13, 2006 · Destroyed

Other reports on N6895B · 1

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

Incident 19970213005089ILevel Off Touchdown · Tulare, CANarrative: on 02-13-97, phillip gary balmat, acting as pilot in command of Cessna 210, N6895B, was completing a flight from stockton, CA, via merced, to Tulare,CA. While preparing to land at Mefford field on runway 31 at approximately 0900 local time, Mr.…Feb 13, 1997 · Minor damage