# Accident 20181208017869A: Cessna P210N, Meyerstown, PA, December 8, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2018, 13:18 local time
- Place: Meyerstown, PA
- Airport: Deck
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3522° N, 76.3297° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3522&lon=-76.3297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731LT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731LT) (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: ALLISON 250-B17F/2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181208017869A

## Narrative

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

IIC ASSISTED BY OPERATIONS INSPECTOR ARRIVED ON-SCENE. OBSERVATION REVEALED AIRCRAFT IMPACTED NOSE LOW AND LEFT WING DOWN. PROPELLER WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 20' FROM AIRCRAFT. BOTH WINGS WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED AT OUTBOARD 1/3 OF WINGS. FORWARD PORTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SEVERELY DAMAGED WITH THE ENGINE ALMOST SEPERATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  WITNESS INTERVIEW/STATEMENT REVEALED AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 19.  DURING THIS APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED MAKING SEVERAL HARD LEFT HAND TURNS.  A MISSED APPROACH TO RUNWAY 19 WAS EXECUTED. AFTER PERFORMING THE MISSED APPROACH IT APPEARED AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO REALIGN WITH RUNWAY 01, WITH THE AIRCRAFT CRASHING APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT.

## 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 ERA19LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA061), Dec 8, 2018: Cessna P210 (N731LT), Myerstown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N731LT (1)

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

- [Accident 20151106020329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151106020329A), Nov 6, 2015: Cessna P210N (N731LT), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. While on an ILS approach into Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (pdk), the pilot stated that he lowered the landing gear as he approached the final approach fix, but he…

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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