20260215000849A

On February 15, 2026, about 1805, a Cessna 210B was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Camarillo, California. The pilot was fatally injured and the passenger had serious injuries. The airplane departed las at 1623 with a planned destination of oxr. According to preliminary ATC communications, the pilot declared an emergency because he lost engine power and requested to land at Camarillo Airport (cma), Camarillo, California. No other communication was transmitted from the pilot. The accident site was located on a water canal access gravel road (water canal 12FT wide) (access road 12 ft wide) in a residential neighborhood about 2-1/4 mile from the approach end of runway 26 at cma. The right-wing strut was the furthest in the debris field and was found in the bottom of the canal. Note: heavy rain had been in the area the day following the accident and had filled the water canal with about 2 ft of rushing water. The first identified point of contact was large tree at about 25FT above the ground. The tree was in the backyard of a residence next to the water canal access gravel road. The outboard side of the right wing separated near the flap and aileron junction wing station and remained in the tree at the impact area. The entire aileron remained attached to the wing section. About 60FT further down the debris field a section of chain-link fence and small tree both had impact damage. The left landing light cover was found at the base of the small tree. Near the damaged fence was an 8 ft wide concrete drainage slab that crossed the gravel access road that drains into the culvert. The slab revealed multiple impact striations crossing the length of the slab in the direction of the debris field. Ground impact marks before and after the drain were barely visible due to the rain erosion the day following the accident. Broken plexiglass and paint flakes were found in this area. More fence damage was noted about 35FT further in the debris field. The main wreckage came to rest inverted and on a directional heading of about 35°. The left wing remained attached and overhung the water canal. The left wing had leading edge damage throughout its span. Just outboard of the landing gear light a section of the leading edge was curled and had organic material consistent with tree strike damage. The right-wing inboard section remained partially attached to the main wreckage and was twisted where the top surface was facing upwards. The inboard side of the wing’s fuel tank was breeched and residual fuel was noted. The right-wing spars were twisted and damaged. The right-wing control cables were visible and intact at the root area. The forward aileron cable at the aileron flap junction area exhibited overload. The empennage was intact and had impact damage to the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator. The aft fuselage was buckled. The vertical stabilizer and rudder tips were resting on the ground. The landing gear was retracted and the nose landing gear doors were not attached or found during the accident site examination. The nose landing gear door hardware was not attached in the wheel well or on the landing gear linkage. The gascolator glass bowl revealed no fuel. A fuel line attached to the gascolator separated from a b-nut fitting. The engine separated from all four mounting legs and remained attached to lines, hoses and control cables. The oil sump had impact damage to one side and the oil drain plug separated. Several induction tubes had impact damage revealing large holes on the right-side cylinder bank. The exhaust assembly had impact damage and one exhaust pipe separated. The upper cowling was underneath the engine and had impact damage. The propeller assembly remained attached to the engine and both blades had multidirectional scratches and scoring. The spinner was crushed on one side. The fuel selector was found in the right position. 20 gallons of fuel was removed from the left tank.