# Accident 20120520009179A: Cessna T210L, Springtown, TX, May 20, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2012, 07:45 local time
- Place: Springtown, TX
- Airport: Dauenhour
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0225° N, 97.6367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0225&lon=-97.6367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29112, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29112-2013-05-10) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120520009179A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 20, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 0730 P.M. LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 210, N29112 OWNED AND OPERATED BY STEVEN DAUNENHOUER CONTACTED THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CRASHED DURING LANDING WITH NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILING. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN THE POST IMPACT FIRE. THE PILOT PERISHED IN THE FIRE, THE PASSENGERS ARE IN CRITICAL CONDITION. THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE PILOT'S LICENSE. THE RECREATIONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SHREVEPORT EXECUTIVE, SHREVEPORT LA AT APPROXIMATELY 0600 P.M.

## 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 CEN12FA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA311), May 21, 2012: Cessna T210L (N29112), Boyd, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed initiation of a go-around and early retraction of the flaps during the maneuver, which resulted in a collision with trees.

## Other reports on N29112 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800506050929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800506050929I), May 6, 1980: Cessna T210L (N29112), Bryce Canyon, UT, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend landing gear before 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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