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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna P210N · Granby, CO · April 6, 2017

Date
April 6, 2017 · 08:45 local
Place
Granby, CO
Airport
Granby-Grand County
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N829BA
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA221
Reported as
Cessna P210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
380 total144 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft departed fort morgan co (kfmm) airport for Granby co (kgnb). Pilot?s first approach into kgnb was aborted for excessive landing speed and projected touchdown point too FAR down runway. Pilot initiated go around due to above sequence of events by adding additional power with gear retraction. Local traffic pattern was used during go around and pilot experienced some light turbulence. Second landing failed when pilot failed to extend landing gear and aircraft impacted runway skidding on belly of aircraft. The aircraft was substantially damaged, due to pressurized bulkhead damage. Both the pilot and passenger exited the aircraft under their own power and declined medical attention. Both the pilot and passenger suffered no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FORT MORGAN CO (KFMM) AIRPORT FOR GRANBY CO (KGNB). PILOT?S FIRST APPROACH INTO KGNB WAS ABORTED FOR EXCESSIVE LANDING SPEED AND PROJECTED TOUCHDOWN POINT TOO FAR DOWN RUNWAY. PILOT INITIATED GO AROUND DUE TO ABOVE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS BY ADDING ADDITIONAL POWER WITH GEAR RETRACTION. LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN WAS USED DURING GO AROUND AND PILOT EXPERIENCED SOME LIGHT TURBULENCE. SECOND LANDING FAILED WHEN PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR AND AIRCRAFT IMPACTED RUNWAY SKIDDING ON BELLY OF AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, DUE TO PRESSURIZED BULKHEAD DAMAGE. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNDER THEIR OWN POWER AND DECLINED MEDICAL ATTENTION. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.