# Accident 20210809013549A: Cessna 210H, Melbourne, AR, August 9, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2021, 11:17 local time
- Place: Melbourne, AR
- Airport: Melbourne, Municiple
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0567° N, 91.8356° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0567&lon=-91.8356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5940F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5940F-2023-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210H (registry code 2073436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21FA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA364) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210809013549A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 09, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1117 HOURS, IN MELBOURNE, AR.  A 1967 CESSNA 210 AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N5940F, SERIAL NUMBER MM21058940 IMPACTED TREES APPROXIMATELY ½ MILE FROM RUNWAY 21, THE SOUTHERN END OF THE MELBOURNE AIRFIELD (42A). THE AIRCRAFT FLEW BETWEEN TWO TREES RIPPING OFF THE RIGHT WING TIP AND RIGHT ELEVATOR, SIMULTANEOUSLY IMPACTING A TREE ON THE LEFT, RIPPING OFF THE LEFT WING TIP. AFTER IMPACTING TREES ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT WING TIPS, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A THIRD TREE ABOUT 15 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST AT THE BASE. POST-ACCIDENT FIRE OCCURRED CONSUMING AND DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.

THE AIRMAN WAS FATALLY INJURED.

N5940F WAS THE ONLY AIRCRAFT INVOLVED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS A CESSNA 210. POWERED BY A CONTINENTAL MOTOR, IO-520-A ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A 3-BLADE HARTZELL PROPELLER.

WITNESS AT DEPARTURE AIRPORT STATED THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LONGER THAN NORMAL TAKEOFF ROLL (VALIDATED BY VIDEO) AND THAT IT WAS FLYING LOWER THAN NORMAL AFTER DEPARTING THE AIRFIELD.

## 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 CEN21FA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA364), Aug 9, 2021: Cessna 210H (N5940F), Melbourne, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane with full flaps during the takeoff.

## Other reports on N5940F (1)

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

- [Incident 20000322019839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000322019839I), Mar 22, 2000: Cessna 210H (N5940F), Lake In The Hil, IL, Minor damage. (-23) After landing at Lake In The Hills Airport (3CK) and before the aircraft exited the active runway, a deer ran into the front of the aircraft. The…

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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