# Accident 20110618014669A: Cessna T210N, Armonk, NY, June 18, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2011, 13:07 local time
- Place: Armonk, NY
- Airport: White Plains
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0889° N, 73.7244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0889&lon=-73.7244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210KW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210KW-2017-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA349) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110618014669A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA11FA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA349), Jun 18, 2011: Cessna T210N (N210KW), Armonk, NY, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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