# Accident 20171007024699A: Cessna T210M, Waterford, MI, October 7, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2017, 00:00 local time
- Place: Waterford, MI
- Airport: Oakland County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6647° N, 83.4231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6647&lon=-83.4231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5EC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5EC-2019-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 3,200 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171007024699A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ACCEPTED CLEARANCE FOR RNAV (LPV) 9R AT KPTK. PILOT WAS ASKED BY APPROACH CONTROLLER TO KEEP SPEED UP (155KIAS) DUE TO JET AIRCRAFT FOLLOWING ON APPROACH. PILOT APPEARED TO BEGIN FINAL APPROACH SEGMENT LATE RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT BEING HIGH AND FAST INSIDE FAF. PILOT STATED THAT HE "LOST IT" AS HE APPROACHED MINIMUMS AND DRIFTED SOUTH OF COURSE AND FLEW THROUGH/BELOW THE GLIDE SLOPE UNTIL STRIKING TREES SOUTH OF THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET FROM GROUND. PILOT RECOVERED AIRCRAFT AND OBSERVED RUNWAY AS HE RECOVERED AIRCRAFT. PILOT PROCEEDED TO RUNWAY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## 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 GAA18CA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA007), Oct 7, 2017: Cessna T210 (N5EC), Waterford, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's unstabilized approach at night, which resulted in collision with trees.

## Other reports on N5EC (1)

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

- [Incident 19960817032579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960817032579I), Aug 17, 1996: Cessna T210M (N5EC), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot selected gear down. MLG did not fully extend due to fluid loss, made emergency landing with minor damage to the aircraft. Nose landing gear…

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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