# Accident 20090609010429A: Cessna 210K, Fredericksburg, TX, June 9, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2009, 19:45 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, TX
- Airport: Gillespie County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2428° N, 98.9086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2428&lon=-98.9086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8280M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8280M-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210K (registry code 2073446, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210K
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,501 total, 22 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA347) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090609010429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER ON THE DOWNWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY 14.  THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT CONDUCTED IMMEDIATE ACTION MEMORY CHECKLSIT ITEMS AND THEN TURNED TOWARDS THE RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED 650 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 14.  THE FIRST IMPACT WAS UPHILL ON A GOLF TEE.  INITIAL IMPACT WAS WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, THEN A BOUNCE FORWARD OF APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET, THE NOSE AND LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH THE AIRPORT FENCE.  THE PROPELLER CAUGHT THE WIRE FENCE MAKING THE AIRCRAFT TURN 180 DEGREES.  THE ENGINES SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE FUSELAGE CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET FROM THE ENGINE AGAINST THE FENCE.

## 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 CEN09CA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA347), Jun 10, 2009: Cessna 210 (N8280M), Fredericksburg, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N8280M (2)

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

- [Incident 20051020026579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051020026579I), Oct 20, 2005: Cessna 210K (N8280M), Chino, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot had engaged a flight instructor for the express purpose of receiving proficiency check out in a Cessna 210 owned by his son. The pilot [privacy…
- [Incident 19801201085719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801201085719I), Dec 1, 1980: Cessna 210K (N8280M), Paris, TX, Minor damage. Pilot retracted gear on rollout.

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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