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FAA accident report · Cessna 210K · Annapolis, MD · December 9, 2006

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Date
December 9, 2006 · 17:50 local
Place
Annapolis, MD
Airport
Lee Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9449M
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC07FA042
Reported as
Cessna 210K
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
N9449MRegistration cancelled Dec 20, 2007 · Cessna 210KS/N 21059349 · Built 1971Airframe modelCessna 210KEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) At approximately 1750 hours on December 9, 2006, this aircraft impacted with trees while approaching to land on runway 12 at Lee Airport, edgewater, Maryland. The trees are located approximately 15 degrees to the left of the centerline of runway 12 approximately 150 yards to the left and 500 yards from the blacktop. There is a red obstruction light in the grove of trees that was installed in 1987 but it was not operating at the time of my arrival on scene @ 1850 on December 9th. On December 10th I utilized a MD state police helicopter and measured the trees at 130 feet and the obstruction light at 100 feet. It appears that the trees have continued to grow since the installation of the light. The last radar contact shows the aircraft traveling at 109 KTS at 300FT AGL. At the time of impact, the aircraft was configured for 20 degrees of flap, high RPM, rich mixture but reduced power. The power lever was found at reduced power setting and bent over. Radar data shows that the pilot did not fly a rectangular pattern, was consistently low and was not stabilized on his final turn.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1750 HOURS ON DECEMBER 9, 2006, THIS AIRCRAFT IMPACTED WITH TREES WHILE APPROACHING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 12 AT LEE AIRPORT, EDGEWATER, MARYLAND. THE TREES ARE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 15 DEGREES TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 12 APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS TO THE LEFT AND 500 YARDS FROM THE BLACKTOP. THERE IS A RED OBSTRUCTION LIGHT IN THE GROVE OF TREES THAT WAS INSTALLED IN 1987 BUT IT WAS NOT OPERATING AT THE TIME OF MY ARRIVAL ON SCENE @ 1850 ON DECEMBER 9TH. ON DECEMBER 10TH I UTILIZED A MD STATE POLICE HELICOPTER AND MEASURED THE TREES AT 130 FEET AND THE OBSTRUCTION LIGHT AT 100 FEET. IT APPEARS THAT THE TREES HAVE CONTINUED TO GROW SINCE THE INSTALLATION OF THE LIGHT. THE LAST RADAR CONTACT SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELING AT 109 KTS AT 300FT AGL. AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED FOR 20 DEGREES OF FLAP, HIGH RPM, RICH MIXTURE BUT REDUCED POWER. THE POWER LEVER WAS FOUND AT REDUCED POWER SETTING AND BENT OVER. RADAR DATA SHOWS THAT THE PILOT DID NOT FLY A RECTANGULAR PATTERN, WAS CONSISTENTLY LOW AND WAS NOT STABILIZED ON HIS FINAL TURN.

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 NYC07FA042Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportEdgewater, MDThe pilot's failure to maintain the proper altitude/clearance will on approach, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. Contributing to the accident was the night-light conditions, an obstruction light that was not illuminated, and trees that had…Dec 9, 2006 · Substantial damage