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FAA accident report · Cessna T210M · Silver City, ID · September 30, 2018

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Date
September 30, 2018 · 08:37 local
Place
Silver City, ID
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N732MV
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR18FA276
Reported as
Cessna T210M
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,560 total31 in the last 90 days
N732MVRegistration cancelled Feb 14, 2019 · Cessna T210MS/N 21061628 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna T210MEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

At approximately 0815 MDT the aircraft departed sunrise skypark (ID40) melba, ID on a 14CFR 91.146 community event flight to sightsee over the owyhee mountains and land at murphy airport (1U3), murphy, ID. The aircraft flew southwest at an approximate heading of 187°. The first witness reports seeing the aircraft at approximately 500 feet at 0830 MDT in murphy, ID flying southwest. Secondary radar hits pick up the aircraft at 08:31:36 MDT 5 miles southwest of z x ranch in murphy, ID, approximately 253 feet AGL (4875 MSL) with a ground speed of 138 mph. The aircraft continued flying an approximate 185° (southwest) heading for 6.5 miles. The last radar hit at 08:35:00 show the aircraft was approximately 31 feet AGL (6550 MSL) with a ground speed of 57 mph. The aircraft makes a 180° turn before impacting the ground approximately .36 miles east of the last radar hit. Impact damage was consistent with a low altitude stall. The debris path was approximately 379FT in length on a heading of 345° magnetic. Debris and ground scares indicate that the left wing tip contacted the ground first and rotated onto the nose, shearing the propeller and then to the right wing and coming to a rest inverted. The fuselage, both wings and empennage we consumed in a post-accident fire. Preliminary findings show that the aircraft was configured with the flaps at 10° based off of the flap actuator jack screw, and the landing gear was retracted. Post-accident fire consumed majority of the cockpit instruments. Elevator continuity was established from the control columns to the bellcrank which connected to the elevator arm assembly. Elevator trim was neutral.

The aileron interconnect and right aileron direct cable exhibited tension overload separations in the cabin overhead. All other cables, turnbuckles and bellcranks remained intact. Rudder continuity was established from the rudder pedals to the rudder bellcrank.

Examination of the engine showed some impact damage and post-accident fire damage. No anomalies were noted during the examination. Accident scene indication show that the engine was under power at impact.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 0815 MDT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SUNRISE SKYPARK (ID40) MELBA, ID ON A 14CFR 91.146 COMMUNITY EVENT FLIGHT TO SIGHTSEE OVER THE OWYHEE MOUNTAINS AND LAND AT MURPHY AIRPORT (1U3), MURPHY, ID. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW SOUTHWEST AT AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 187°. THE FIRST WITNESS REPORTS SEEING THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AT 0830 MDT IN MURPHY, ID FLYING SOUTHWEST. SECONDARY RADAR HITS PICK UP THE AIRCRAFT AT 08:31:36 MDT 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF Z X RANCH IN MURPHY, ID, APPROXIMATELY 253 FEET AGL (4875 MSL) WITH A GROUND SPEED OF 138 MPH. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FLYING AN APPROXIMATE 185° (SOUTHWEST) HEADING FOR 6.5 MILES. THE LAST RADAR HIT AT 08:35:00 SHOW THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 31 FEET AGL (6550 MSL) WITH A GROUND SPEED OF 57 MPH. THE AIRCRAFT MAKES A 180° TURN BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY .36 MILES EAST OF THE LAST RADAR HIT. IMPACT DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH A LOW ALTITUDE STALL. THE DEBRIS PATH WAS APPROXIMATELY 379FT IN LENGTH ON A HEADING OF 345° MAGNETIC. DEBRIS AND GROUND SCARES INDICATE THAT THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND FIRST AND ROTATED ONTO THE NOSE, SHEARING THE PROPELLER AND THEN TO THE RIGHT WING AND COMING TO A REST INVERTED. THE FUSELAGE, BOTH WINGS AND EMPENNAGE WE CONSUMED IN A POST-ACCIDENT FIRE. PRELIMINARY FINDINGS SHOW THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED WITH THE FLAPS AT 10° BASED OFF OF THE FLAP ACTUATOR JACK SCREW, AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED. POST-ACCIDENT FIRE CONSUMED MAJORITY OF THE COCKPIT INSTRUMENTS. ELEVATOR CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED FROM THE CONTROL COLUMNS TO THE BELLCRANK WHICH CONNECTED TO THE ELEVATOR ARM ASSEMBLY. ELEVATOR TRIM WAS NEUTRAL.

THE AILERON INTERCONNECT AND RIGHT AILERON DIRECT CABLE EXHIBITED TENSION OVERLOAD SEPARATIONS IN THE CABIN OVERHEAD. ALL OTHER CABLES, TURNBUCKLES AND BELLCRANKS REMAINED INTACT. RUDDER CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED FROM THE RUDDER PEDALS TO THE RUDDER BELLCRANK.

EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE SHOWED SOME IMPACT DAMAGE AND POST-ACCIDENT FIRE DAMAGE. NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED DURING THE EXAMINATION. ACCIDENT SCENE INDICATION SHOW THAT THE ENGINE WAS UNDER POWER AT IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR18FA276Accident · 3 fatalClass 2 · FieldFinal reportSilver City, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while making a turn in gusting wind conditions while flying through hilly terrain, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Sep 30, 2018 · Destroyed

Other reports on N732MV · 3

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

Incident 20080719849929ILevel Off Touchdown · Indian Creek, ID(-23) The pilot failed to lower the landing gear prior to landing on remote airstrip.Jul 19, 2008 · Minor damageIncident 20030807018779IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Pocatello, ID(-23) As aircraft touched down on runway 16 at Pocatello, Idaho herd of antelope ran across runway in front of the aircraft. The pilot managed to miss all of the herd except one that hit the aircraft in front of the passenger door. It dented the panel between…Aug 7, 2003 · Minor damageIncident 19880618041899IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Boise, IDPIC lost directional control on landing roll out. Aircraft veered off runway and stopped. No injuries or damage.Jun 18, 1988