# Accident 20061121028109A: Cessna T210N, Caldwell, NJ, November 21, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2006, 18:10 local time
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Airport: Essex County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8750° N, 74.2811° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8750&lon=-74.2811&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210MP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N210MP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 50 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061121028109A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC07LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA036), Nov 21, 2006: Cessna T210N (N210MP), Caldwell, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N210MP (3)

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

- [Incident 20150805015509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150805015509I), Aug 5, 2015: Cessna T210N (N210MP), Tipton, MD, Minor damage. Pilot stated that the airplane was fully functioning however he failed to put the landing gear down and subsequently landed gear up. He also stated that the…
- [Accident 20030601013969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030601013969A), Jun 1, 2003: Cessna T210N (N210MP), Tribune, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 1 a Cessna T210N with one pilot and three passengers departed from pagosa springs, co (2V1) at approximately 7:00AM (MST) en route to osborne, KS…
- [Incident 19801106079089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801106079089I), Nov 6, 1980: Cessna T210N (N210MP), Charleston, WV, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend gear for landing.

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.

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