# Accident 20200515005059A: Cessna P210N, Burlington, WI, May 15, 2020 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 15, 2020, 18:15 local time - Place: Burlington, WI - Airport: Burlington Municipal - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Landing: Approach - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 42.6883° N, 88.2911° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6883&lon=-88.2911&mi=10 - Aircraft: N1JA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1JA-2022-08-24) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 15,451 total, 6,139 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA179) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200515005059A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON MAY 15, 2020 AT 1830 CDT, N1JA A CESSNA P210 WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT DESCENDED INTO TREES WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 29 TO BURLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KBUU), BURLINGTON, WISCONSIN. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDER OF COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FATALLY INJURED AND WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. EARLIER IN THE DAY, N1JA DEPARTED WEST BEND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KETB), WEST BEND, WISCONSIN AT 1250 CDT AND FLEW TO KBUU LANDING AT 1310 FOR AVIONIC WORK. THE PILOT REFUELED AND DEPARTED KBUU AT 1630 CDT ADS-B SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING ON A NORTH HEADING BUT THEN RETURNING TO KBUU LANDING AT 1638 CDT. THROUGH WITNESS STATEMENT BY THE MECHANIC THAT GREETED HIM AFTER SHUTDOWN, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE HIS WAS NOT SLAVING PROPERLY BUT WORKED LONG ENOUGH TO LINE UP ON THE RUNWAY HEADING ON TAKEOFF BUT FROZE. THE MECHANIC LOOKED UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND DID NOT SEE ANYTHING ABNORMAL. THE PILOT AND THE MECHANIC RAN THE AIRPLANE AND TAXIED IN ORDER TO TROUBLESHOOT THE COMPASS SYSTEM. THE AIRPLANE STARTED UP AND RAN SMOOTHLY, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE AMMETER WAS DISCHARGING. AFTER SHUTTING THE AIRCRAFT DOWN THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE PILOTS SIDE ENGINE COWLING AND FOUND THAT THE ALTERNATOR BELT WAS BROKEN. THE CO-PILOTS SIDE ENGINE COWLING WAS REMOVED AND THE MECHANIC INSTALLED A SPARE ALTERNATOR BELT SUPPLIED BY THE PILOT. THE MECHANIC RE-SECURED THE RIGHT AND LEFT ENGINE COWLINGS AND PUT HIS TOOLS AWAY. AT ROUGHLY 1800 CDT THE PILOT WAS OBSERVED TAXIING OUT AND CONDUCTING A RUNNUP WHICH WITNESSES DESCRIBE AS NORMAL. HIS TAKEOFF WAS OBSERVED BY THE MECHANIC AS NORMAL RIGHT UP TO THE POINT WHEN HE SHOULD HAVE RAISED THE LANDING GEAR, WHICH WAS LEFT EXTENDED AND THE CLIMB WAS MINIMAL. A RIGHT TURN TO THE NORTH WAS MADE AND ADS-B DATA INDICATED THAT HE WAS SLOWLY CLIMB TO 1200 MSL (400 AGL) WHILE ENTERING DOWNWIND TO RETURN TO KBUU. THE PILOT OF N1JA RADIOED THAT HE WAS TURNING DOWNWIND TO RETURN TO KBUU, A PILOT IN ANOTHER AIRPLANE ABOVE N1JA ALSO ON DOWNWIND SAW THE AIRCRAFT ?VERY LOW? AND GAVE WAY TO FOLLOW N1JA. N1JA MADE A NORMAL RADIO CALL TURNING FINAL FOR RUNWAY 29 AT THE SAME TIME THE MECHANIC SAW THE AIRCRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH MAKING A QUICK PITCH UP FOLLOWED BY A DESCENT INTO THE TREES. ANOTHER WITNESS SAW THE AIRCRAFT COMING TOWARD HIM AND NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID A HARD JERK UP AND THEN NOSED DOWN INTO THE TREES IN A SLIGHT RIGHT ROLL. ## 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 CEN20LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA179), May 15, 2020: Cessna P210 (N1JA), Burlington, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain a safe altitude during the visual approach, and subsequently lost control which resulted an impact with trees and terrain. ## Other reports on N1JA (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19910912049899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910912049899I), Sep 12, 1991: Cessna P210N (N1JA), West Bend, WI, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear and landed with gear retracted. Gear warning horn inoperative. - [Incident 19910305024459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910305024459I), Mar 5, 1991: Cessna P210N (N1JA), Placerville, CA. Lost oil pressure and declared emergency. Landed safely. Found clogged oil breather screen. - [Incident 19890310014589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890310014589I), Mar 10, 1989: Cessna P210N (N1JA), Janesville, WI. Engine failure. Made a forced landing in field. No damage or injury. Cause not stated. 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.