# NTSB DEN01LA042: Cessna P210N, N4817K, Pagosa Springs, CO, January 18, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 17, 2001, 18:45 local (Jan 18, 2001, 01:45 UTC) - Place: Pagosa Springs, CO - Coordinates: 37.240257, -107.029815 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2403&lon=-107.0298&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 19, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA CASPER FSFO - NTSB case key (mKey): 51355 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN01LA042 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51355/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA042 ## Probable cause failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft after an encounter with adverse weather during landing roll. A factor was ground fog. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - flight into adverse weather - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - fog (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - snow covered ## Analysis During a local night flight practicing touch-and-go landings, the pilot was making his second landing and the aircraft entered ground fog during landing roll. The pilot lost visual reference and the aircraft exited the left side of the runway into approximately 15 inches of snow. Reported weather at the time was clear skies, calm winds, and a temperature dew point spread of 1 degree. ## Factual narrative On January 17, 2001, at 1845 mountain standard time, a Cessna P210N, N4817K, sustained substantial damage when it departed the side of the runway during landing roll at Stevens Field, Pagosa Springs, Colorado. The private pilot and his passenger were not injured. The flight was a local area flight operating under Title 14 CFR Part 91 and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated at 1815. Night visual conditions prevailed. According to the pilot, he was practicing night landings and on his second touch-and-go landing, the aircraft entered a fog bank during landing roll. The pilot said he lost visual reference and the aircraft departed the left side of the runway into approximately 15 inches of snow 500 to 700 feet from runway 19 threshold. Weather at the time was clear skies, calm winds, and a temperature dew point spread of 1 degree. During the excursion from the runway, the left main landing gear collapsed causing damage to the left main landing gear wheel well, and the left horizontal stabilizer was damaged. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4817K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4817K-2014-05-12), registration cancelled 2014-05-12, S/N P21000333, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna P210N - Registry model: [Cessna P210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (registry code 2073454) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: P210000333 - Airframe hours: 5234 - Engines: Continental TSIO-520-P7 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Harry P. Artis - Registered owner: Performance Associates - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 21, 2000, 57 hours before - Departed: 2V1, PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO - Airport: 2V1, Stevens Field, runway 19, 6,540 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 42; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 19, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 2,528 total, 1,922 in this make and model, 2,467 as pilot in command, 38 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours - Other flight crew; age 57; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review May 19, 2000; seat: right; flight hours: 1,481 total, 1,026 in this make and model, 1,481 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 19 °F, dew point 18 °F - Altimeter: 30.02 inHg - Observed at: DRO, 38 nm away ## 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 20010117002449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010117002449A), Jan 17, 2001: Cessna P210N, Pagosa Springs, CO, No damage. (-23) On January 17, 2001, at 1830 mountain standard time, Mr. Harry p. artis was practicing night landings at the Pagosa Springs airport (2V1). On his second… ## Other investigations on N4817K (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 CEN14CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA106), Jan 8, 2014: Cessna P210N (N4817K), Pagosa Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection which led to a loss of oil pressure and partial loss of engine power on takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to check the security… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.