# NTSB CHI94LA252: Cessna 210L, N90074, Flushing, MI, July 31, 1994 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 31, 1994, 17:45 local (21:45 UTC) - Place: Flushing, MI - Coordinates: 43.059471, -83.839179 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0595&lon=-83.8392&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 4 minor; on the ground: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report February 24, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 9615 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI94LA252 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/9615/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA252 ## Probable cause the pilot's improper touchdown position on the runway. A factor associated with the accident is the moving vehicle on the adjacent road. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - aborted - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause) - object - vehicle (contributing factor) - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command - Nose over, other ## Analysis THE PRIVATE PILOT STATED HIS FIRST APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36 WAS TOO HIGH AND TOO FAST, SO HE PERFORMED A GO-AROUND. HE STATED THE SECOND APPROACH WAS BETTER, BUT THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ON THE SECOND LANDING, THEN FLOATED. THE PILOT REPORTED HE MADE THE DECISION TO ABORT THE LANDING TOO LATE. THE AIRPLANE RAN OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 36 AND STRUCK A PASSING VEHICLE ON A ROADWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE TRIED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GROUND LOOP THE AIRPLANE. HE STATED HE TRIED TO AVOID THE PASSING VEHICLE BY ADDING PARTIAL POWER '...WITH YOKE IN STOMACH...TO JUMP OVER BLAZER....' ## Factual narrative On July 31, 1994, at 1745 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 210L, N90074, piloted by the registered owner, collided with a vehicle on a roadway during an aborted landing attempt at Dalton's Airport in Flushing, Michigan. The vehicle was destroyed and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The private pilot and one passenger, and the two vehicle occupants reported minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, no flight plan was filed. The flight operated under 14 CFR Part 91, and originated from Boyne City, Michigan approximately 1640. The pilot reported upon arrival at the destination airport, he entered a left hand traffic pattern for Runway 36 (2,510' X 50', asphalt). He stated his first approach to landing was "...too high and too hot..." and ended in a go-around. The pilot stated the stall warning horn was "buzzing" as the airplane touched down from the second approach. He reported the airplane landed hard and "...became airborne again and floated...decision to go around again was made too late." The pilot stated when he realized he could not stop before the end of the runway, he attempted (unsuccessfully) to ground loop the airplane. He reported when he saw the motor vehicle approaching "...on collision course, [I] applied approximately 1 inch power with yoke in [my] stomach to attempt to jump over..." the vehicle. The airplane became airborne again, struck the vehicle, continued across the roadway and came to rest inverted about 120 feet north of the departure end of the runway. The pilot's statement indicated the winds were reported to be out of 180 degrees at 7 knots at the time of the accident. In the pilot's narrative he stated he checked the wind sock at Dalton's Airport during the go-around after the first approach, and it was "empty." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N90074](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90074-2013-09-13), registration cancelled 2013-09-13, S/N 21060237 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L - Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21060237 - Airframe hours: 2850 - Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520L 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Johnson, Boyt W. - Registered owner: Johnson, Boyt & Gray, James - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Special, Provisional (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, October 7, 1993, 50 hours before - Departed: D83, BOYNE CITY, MI - Airport: 3DA, Dalton'S, runway 36, 2,510 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 59; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 3,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 3,000 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg ## 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 19940731032549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940731032549A), Jul 31, 1994: Cessna 210L, Flushing, MI, Substantial damage. Too high and fast. Went around. Same on next try. Delayed go around. Unable stop. Overran runway struck car on road From the NTSB's public API. 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