# Accident 20080717844529A: Cessna T210M, Van Horn, TX, July 17, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2008, 09:30 local time
- Place: Van Horn, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1267° N, 104.7311° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1267&lon=-104.7311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6882B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6882B-2010-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 4,177 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080717844529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 CDT ON JULY 17, 2008, THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF N6882B, A CESSNA TURBO CENTURION (CE-T210M) FLEW THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE GROUND WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A FARM FIELD THAT IS APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES NORTH OF THE CULBERSON COUNTRY AIRPORT VAN HORN, TEXAS.  THE IMPACT TORE THE NOSE GEAR OFF CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED MARFA, TEXAS WITH A PLANNED FUEL STOP AT VAN HORN.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 DFW08CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA191), Jul 17, 2008: Cessna T210M (N6882B), Van Horn, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude due to his diverted attention. Contributing to the accident was complications manually extending the landing gear.

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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