# Accident 20120822018609A: Cessna T210N, Boulder, CO, August 22, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2012, 10:20 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Boulder Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0392° N, 105.2256° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0392&lon=-105.2256&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85S-2013-08-07) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,308 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA564](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA564) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120822018609A

## Narrative

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

ON 08/22/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1020 HRS. MDT, N85S A CESSNA MODEL T210N CENTURION AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT BOULDER MUNICIPAL (KBDU) AIRPORT CO.  THE THREE OCCUPANTS ON BOARD SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC).

## 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 CEN12CA564](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA564), Aug 22, 2012: Cessna T210N (N85S), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue the unstable approach, which resulted in a loss of control during landing and a runway excursion.

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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