# Accident 20110813018819A: Cessna 210L, Seattle, WA, August 13, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2011, 14:25 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Boeing Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5300° N, 122.3019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5300&lon=-122.3019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732FY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732FY-2020-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: TYLEDYNE CONTINENTIAL TSIO-520-R9B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 582 total, 326 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA378) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110813018819A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR11LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA378), Aug 13, 2011: Cessna 210L (N732FY), Seattle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of electrical power while on final approach due to a depleted battery, which resulted in an intentional gear-up emergency landing.

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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