20200807013509A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna P210N · Allendale, SC · August 7, 2020

Date
August 7, 2020 · 10:35 local
Place
Allendale, SC
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6300W
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA20LA278
Reported as
Cessna P210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,590 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

N6300W was on short final to runway 35 at Allendale airport (aqx). Approximately 1/2 mile from the airport the aircraft lost power. The aircraft impacted several trees and struck an embankment at a steep angle. The aircraft traveled about 50 feet after contact with the ground and was partiality consumed by post crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

N6300W WAS ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 35 AT ALLENDALE AIRPORT (AQX). APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SEVERAL TREES AND STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT AT A STEEP ANGLE. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ABOUT 50 FEET AFTER CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND WAS PARTIALITY CONSUMED BY POST CRASH FIRE.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N6300W · 2

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