# Accident 20180829012579A: Cessna P210N, Prescott, AZ, August 29, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2018, 20:34 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A Love Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6700° N, 112.4058° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6700&lon=-112.4058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6500W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6500W-2022-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,480 total, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18FA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180829012579A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN DEPARTED KPRC WITH INTENTIONS TO REMAIN IN THE RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR 21R.  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TURNED DOWNWIND, IT OVERSHOT DOWNWIND AND TURNED IN TOWARD THE RUNWAY.  IT THEN CORRECTED BACK TO THE LEFT AT WHICH IT CLIMBED AS MUCH 700 FT. ABOVE THE TRAFFIC PATTERN.  DURING THE BASE AND FINAL TURN, THE AIRCRAFT OVERSHOT THE FINAL APPROACH PATH AND APPEARED TO BE LINED UP ON THE TAXIWAY.  THE CONTROL TOWER CONTACTED THE AIRMAN TO CONFIRM THEY WERE LINED UP WITH 21R AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THEY WERE.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON A DESCENT AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN .4NM FROM THE APPROACH END OF 21R.

## 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 WPR18FA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA245), Aug 30, 2018: Cessna P210 (N6500W), Prescott, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude from the runway and his subsequent failure to maintain an approach path that provided clearance from the terrain due to a visual illusion in dark…

## Other reports on N6500W (1)

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

- [Accident 19950928032639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950928032639A), Sep 28, 1995: Cessna P210N (N6500W), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot reported to ATC that he ran out of fuel near airport. Nosed over on forced landing. Fuel tanks found empty.

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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