# Accident 20120702012919A: Cessna 210-5(205), West Glacier, MT, July 2, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2012, 11:00 local time
- Place: West Glacier, MT
- Airport: Ryan Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4794° N, 113.9600° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4794&lon=-113.9600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8450Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8450Z-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210-5(205) (registry code 2073202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210-5(205)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,300 total, 7,100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120702012919A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDER OF COM PILOT CERT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATING N8450Z A CE-210-5 (205), DEPARTED RYAN FIELD, 2MT1, A 2500 FT LONG MOUNTAIN AIRPORT AT 3600 AGL FOR A FLIGHT TO SCHAFER MEADOWS.  DEPARTURE WAS ON RUNWAY 16 WHICH IS INITIALLY UPHILL, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OFF THE GROUND IN APPROXIMATELY 1200 TO 1500 FEET, THE PILOT DID NOT THINK THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING ADEQUATELY SO TRIED TO ABORT, HE THEN REALIZED HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH RUNWAY, HE TRIED TO CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF AFTER RECONTACTING THE RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT ENDED IN SWAMP OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 WPR12CA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA284), Jul 2, 2012: Cessna 210-5 (N8450Z), West Glacier, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot elected to abort the takeoff without sufficient runway available to land and stop the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the illusion created by the rising terrain, which influenced…

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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