# Accident 20180930016529A: Cessna T210M, Silver City, ID, September 30, 2018 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 30, 2018, 08:37 local time - Place: Silver City, ID - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Maneuver - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 43.0753° N, 116.7711° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0753&lon=-116.7711&mi=10 - Aircraft: N732MV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732MV-2019-02-14) (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: 3 - Fatal injuries: 3 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 4,560 total, 31 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18FA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA276) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180930016529A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. ## 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 WPR18FA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA276), Sep 30, 2018: Cessna T210 (N732MV), Silver City, ID, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The 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,… ## Other reports on N732MV (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20080719849929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080719849929I), Jul 19, 2008: Cessna T210M (N732MV), Indian Creek, ID, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot failed to lower the landing gear prior to landing on remote airstrip. - [Incident 20030807018779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030807018779I), Aug 7, 2003: Cessna T210M (N732MV), Pocatello, ID, Minor damage. (-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… - [Incident 19880618041899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880618041899I), Jun 18, 1988: Cessna T210M (N732MV), Boise, ID. PIC lost directional control on landing roll out. Aircraft veered off runway and stopped. No injuries or damage. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.