# Accident 20100621037019A: Cessna T210L, Lockhaven, PA, June 21, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2010, 12:57 local time
- Place: Lockhaven, PA
- Airport: William T. Piper Memorial Airp
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BJMA
- Location: 41.1342° N, 77.4336° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1342&lon=-77.4336&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30266, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30266-2013-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,280 total, 1,775 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10GA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10GA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100621037019A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS IN ENROUTE TO LAND AT KLHV FOR RUNWAY 27R APPROX. 2 MILES FROM AIRPORT.  ENGINE FAILED AND PILOT TURNED TOWARD RUNWAY 09L AT APPROX. 1500 FEET  FROM END OF RUNWAY AND AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TOP OF A TELEPHONE POLE WHICH WAS APPROX. 25 FEET AGL.  THE NEXT IMPACT OCCURED ON THE STREET  SIDEWALK STRIKING THE FRONT PORCH OF A HOUSE AND A PARKED CAR.  AIRCRAFT SLID APPROX. 100 FEET IMPACTING TWO PARKED SUV'S AND ERRUPTED INTO FLAMES UPON IMPACT WITH THE SUV'S.

## 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 ERA10GA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10GA320), Jun 21, 2010: Cessna T210L (N30266), Lock Haven, PA, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power resulting from the fatigue failure of the engine's number 2 cylinder exhaust valve. The fatigue failure was due to valve guide wear that led to excessive clearance…

## Other reports on N30266 (2)

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

- [Incident 19800731063169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800731063169I), Jul 31, 1980: Cessna 210 (N30266), Dansville, NY, Minor damage. Unable to extend gear for landing. All means employed, including mechanic and factory via radio.
- [Accident 19761102041719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761102041719A), Nov 2, 1976: Cessna T210L (N30266), Hornell, NY, Substantial damage. L main lndg gr actuator cracked aprx 2 inches.

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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