20110813018819A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 210L · Seattle, WA · August 13, 2011

Date
August 13, 2011 · 14:25 local
Place
Seattle, WA
Airport
Boeing Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N732FY
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR11LA378
Reported as
Cessna 210L
Reported engine
Tyledyne Continential TSIO-520-R9B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
582 total326 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

At approximately 1400 PST August 13,2011 pilot privacy data omitted was operating Cessna 210 under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 from Friday harbor, Washington to Boeing Field Seattle, Washington with two passenger aboard. Pilot privacy data omitted N732FY was cleared to land at RY13R and issued traffic information. Controller notice aircraft veering to left on short final, and what seemed to have gear retracted at less than 50 feet off runway. The pilot indicated that she lost electrical power and made the determiniation to land in the grass between RY13L and RY13R. Further investigation show aircraft sustained damage to RH horizontal stabilizer and elevator, also damage showed on the right main gear wheel well and a large dent on bottom of tail assembly.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 PST AUGUST 13,2011 PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OPERATING CESSNA 210 UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 FROM FRIDAY HARBOR, WASHINGTON TO BOEING FIELD SEATTLE, WASHINGTON WITH TWO PASSENGER ABOARD. PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ N732FY WAS CLEARED TO LAND AT RY13R AND ISSUED TRAFFIC INFORMATION. CONTROLLER NOTICE AIRCRAFT VEERING TO LEFT ON SHORT FINAL, AND WHAT SEEMED TO HAVE GEAR RETRACTED AT LESS THAN 50 FEET OFF RUNWAY. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT SHE LOST ELECTRICAL POWER AND MADE THE DETERMINIATION TO LAND IN THE GRASS BETWEEN RY13L AND RY13R. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOW AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO RH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR, ALSO DAMAGE SHOWED ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WHEEL WELL AND A LARGE DENT ON BOTTOM OF TAIL ASSEMBLY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.