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FAA accident report · Cessna T210N · Armonk, NY · June 18, 2011

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Date
June 18, 2011 · 13:07 local
Place
Armonk, NY
Airport
White Plains
Phase of flight
Run-Up Area
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N210KW
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA11FA349
Reported as
Cessna T210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
4,200 total10 in the last 90 days
N210KWRegistration cancelled May 22, 2017 · Cessna T210NS/N 21064181 · Built 1980Airframe modelCessna T210NEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

A witness reported that the pilot performed a run-up in the tie down spot at the panorama FBO in White Plains before taxiing for departure. This is considered to be unusual. Another witness who was in a plane adjacent to the accident aircraft in the run up area for runway 34 reported that the pilot performed multiple run-ups with some engine roughness noted prior to departure. The pilot departed runway 34 at White Plains (khpn) in new york shortly after 1:00 pm local time on an IFR flight to the montauk point airport (kmtp) in new york. The pilot was instructed by the tower to contact approach. The pilot reported 800 feet on initial contact and was cleared to 5000 feet. Within a minute, the pilot called to say he was returning to runway 16. The controller asked the pilot if he was declaring an emergency and the pilot said yes. No details about the nature of the emergency were given over the radio. The aircraft crashed approximately one mile short of the runway 16 threshold and was consumed in a post-crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE PILOT PERFORMED A RUN-UP IN THE TIE DOWN SPOT AT THE PANORAMA FBO IN WHITE PLAINS BEFORE TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE. THIS IS CONSIDERED TO BE UNUSUAL. ANOTHER WITNESS WHO WAS IN A PLANE ADJACENT TO THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT IN THE RUN UP AREA FOR RUNWAY 34 REPORTED THAT THE PILOT PERFORMED MULTIPLE RUN-UPS WITH SOME ENGINE ROUGHNESS NOTED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. THE PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 34 AT WHITE PLAINS (KHPN) IN NEW YORK SHORTLY AFTER 1:00 PM LOCAL TIME ON AN IFR FLIGHT TO THE MONTAUK POINT AIRPORT (KMTP) IN NEW YORK. THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE TOWER TO CONTACT APPROACH. THE PILOT REPORTED 800 FEET ON INITIAL CONTACT AND WAS CLEARED TO 5000 FEET. WITHIN A MINUTE, THE PILOT CALLED TO SAY HE WAS RETURNING TO RUNWAY 16. THE CONTROLLER ASKED THE PILOT IF HE WAS DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND THE PILOT SAID YES. NO DETAILS ABOUT THE NATURE OF THE EMERGENCY WERE GIVEN OVER THE RADIO. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY 16 THRESHOLD AND WAS CONSUMED IN A POST-CRASH FIRE.

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 ERA11FA349Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportArmonk, NYThe pilot's decision to depart on the flight with a suspected mechanical deficiency and his subsequent decision to fly the final approach at a reduced power setting. Contributing to the accident was the improper timing of the magneto(s) that resulted in a…Jun 18, 2011 · Substantial damage