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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T210N · Caldwell, NJ · November 21, 2006

Date: November 21, 2006 · 18:10 local
Place: Caldwell, NJ
Airport: Essex County Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N210MP
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC07LA036
Reported as: Cessna T210N
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520R
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 200 total50 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N210MPRegistered now · Cessna T210NS/N 21063193 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna T210N Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) This was an IFR flight, and it was cleared for a visual approach and handed off to Caldwell tower. The tower controller told the pilot to enter a left downwind for runway 4. The pilot acknowledged, but was having difficulty getting established on the downwind. The pilot requested a vector to get lined up for runway 4, he was told to execute a left 180 degree turn and report on final for runway 4. The pilot complied with the instructions and then lined up to what he thought was runway 4 but it was actually runway 9. The controller saw the aircraft and told the pilot where he was and cleared him to land on runway 9, while on short final, the aircraft struck a tree. The pilot added power and pulled up and then continued the approach to a landing. The landing was hard and fast, and the nose gear failed. The aircraft skidded approximately 800 feet before coming to a stop on the left side of the runway. The aircraft suffered substantial damage to the cowling and horizontal stabilizer.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS WAS AN IFR FLIGHT, AND IT WAS CLEARED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH AND HANDED OFF TO CALDWELL TOWER. THE TOWER CONTROLLER TOLD THE PILOT TO ENTER A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 4. THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED, BUT WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY GETTING ESTABLISHED ON THE DOWNWIND. THE PILOT REQUESTED A VECTOR TO GET LINED UP FOR RUNWAY 4, HE WAS TOLD TO EXECUTE A LEFT 180 DEGREE TURN AND REPORT ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 4. THE PILOT COMPLIED WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS AND THEN LINED UP TO WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS RUNWAY 4 BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY RUNWAY 9. THE CONTROLLER SAW THE AIRCRAFT AND TOLD THE PILOT WHERE HE WAS AND CLEARED HIM TO LAND ON RUNWAY 9, WHILE ON SHORT FINAL, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE. THE PILOT ADDED POWER AND PULLED UP AND THEN CONTINUED THE APPROACH TO A LANDING. THE LANDING WAS HARD AND FAST, AND THE NOSE GEAR FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE COWLING AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

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 NYC07LA036Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCaldwell, NJThe private pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance, and the flight instructor's failure to take remedial action. Contributing to the accident was the night light conditions.Nov 21, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N210MP · 3

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

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