# Accident 20140408004289A: Cessna 210-5A(205A), Leesburg, VA, April 8, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2014, 11:45 local time
- Place: Leesburg, VA
- Airport: Leesburg Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0781° N, 77.5575° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0781&lon=-77.5575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4862U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4862U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210-5A(205A) (registry code 2073204, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5a-205a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210-5A(205A)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 183 total, 5 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140408004289A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 35 AT JYO WITH CROSSWINDS OF 15 KNOTS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS. A GUST OF WIND FORCED THE AIRCRAFT OVER THE GRASS MEDIAN AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM A GO AROUND BY APPLYING FULL POWER BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET ENOUGH AIR SPEED TO RECOVER. CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TOUCH DOWN IN THE GRASS MEDIAN NEXT TO RUNWAY 35, THE LEFT AND NOSE LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN IN THE GRASS AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GRASS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP ON ITS BACK.

## 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 ERA14CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA185), Apr 8, 2014: Cessna 205A (N4862U), Leesburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during landing, resulting in a runway excursion and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate evaluation…

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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