# NTSB CEN14CA092: Cessna 210E, N2382F, Guymon, OK, December 20, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: December 20, 2013, 14:55 local (20:55 UTC) - Place: Guymon, OK - Coordinates: 36.684722, -101.508056 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6847&lon=-101.5081&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 13, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - NTSB case key (mKey): 88575 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14CA092 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88575/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88575 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA092 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 210E, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=2073416), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 210E, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=2073416), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md) - [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 210E, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2073416), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis Prior to the takeoff, the pilot performed a run-up of the engine and all systems were normal. During the takeoff, the pilot rotated the airplane at 67 knots and retracted the landing gear. Shortly thereafter, the airplane began to descend toward the runway. The pilot attempted to apply aft elevator control; however, the airplane continued to settle toward the runway. The pilot "kept trying to fly higher..." and the propeller struck the runway surface. After the runway contact, the pilot continued to keep the airplane airborne. When he realized the airplane would not climb, he moved the airplane over toward a grass area. The airplane impacted terrain, rotated to the right, and came to rest upright in a ravine adjacent to the runway. A pilot-rated witness reported he thought the airplane stalled during the takeoff. A postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operations. ## Factual narrative Prior to the takeoff, the pilot performed a run-up of the engine and all systems were normal. During the takeoff, the pilot rotated the airplane at 67 knots and retracted the landing gear. Shortly thereafter, the airplane began to descend toward the runway. The pilot attempted to apply aft elevator control; however, the airplane continued to settle toward the runway. The pilot "kept trying to fly higher…" and the propeller struck the runway surface. After the runway contact, the pilot continued to keep the airplane airborne. When he realized the airplane would not climb, he moved the airplane over toward a grass area. The airplane impacted terrain, rotated to the right, and came to rest upright in a ravine adjacent to the runway. A pilot-rated witness reported he thought the airplane stalled during the takeoff. A postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operations. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2382F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2382F-2018-02-12), registration cancelled 2018-02-12, S/N 21058582, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E (E) - Registry model: [Cessna 210E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (registry code 2073416) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21058582 - Year built: 1965 - Airframe hours: 5349.6 - Engines: CONT MOTOR IO 550-F 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Azzopardi Charles S - Registered owner: Azzopardi Charles S - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 3, 2013 - Departed: GUY, Guymon, OK - Destination: TDW, Amarillo, TX - Airport: GUY, Guymon Municipal Airport, runway 18, 5,904 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 69; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review July 1, 2013; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 6,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 6,500 as pilot in command, 29 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 50 °F ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20131220024489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131220024489A), Dec 20, 2013: Cessna 210E, Guymon, OK, Substantial damage. On 12/20/2013, at 1455 CST, at the Guymon, Oklahoma airport (guy), the pilot began to initiate a takeoff from runway 18. As he lifted off, he placed the gear… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 6, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88575. 868 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 709 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40407137&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Record of Conversation - FAA Inspector (item 2, .PDF, 53 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40408395&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20-%20FAA%20Inspector-Master.PDF - Record of Conversation - FAA Inspector (item 3, .PDF, 53 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40408371&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20-%20FAA%20Inspector-Master.PDF - Record of Conversation - FBO Mechanic (item 4, .PDF, 53 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40408393&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20-%20FBO%20Mechanic-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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