# NTSB DEN03LA118: Cessna 210K, N8264M, Durango, CO, June 29, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 29, 2003, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: Durango, CO - Coordinates: 37.150001, -107.75 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1500&lon=-107.7500&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report November 25, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 57381 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN03LA118 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57381/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA118 ## Probable cause the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision and his failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors contributing to the accident were the high altitude on base turn and final approach, the low airspeed, the pilot's improper use of flaps, the inadvertent stall, the pilot's failure to recover from the bounced landing, the gusting crosswinds, and the high density altitude. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - altitude - high (contributing factor) - airspeed - low (contributing factor) - flaps - improper use of, pilot in command (contributing factor) - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor) - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause) - recovery from bounced landing - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The pilot said he was making a right-hand traffic pattern for landing on runway 01. The pilot said as he was coming in, his altitude was high. The pilot said, "I put on full flaps and [the] descent increased to the point [that] I decided to go around. The plane continued to descend and the stall horn started to sound." The pilot raised the flaps to 10 degrees and then bounced off the runway. The pilot said a crosswind turned his airplane toward a hangar. The pilot said he turned the airplane back toward the runway, but "it wouldn't fly and fell to the ground." An examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies. At the time of the accident, the winds recorded at the Durango-La Plata County Airport, 120 degrees at 7 miles from the accident site were 270 degrees at 18 knots, gusting to 21 knots. The density altitude was determined as 9,942 feet msl. ## Factual narrative On June 29, 2003, approximately 1530 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 210K, N8264M, piloted by a commercial pilot, was substantially damaged when it departed the right side of runway 01 (5,010 feet by 50 feet, dry asphalt) while landing at the Durango-Animas Air Park (00C), Durango, Colorado. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal cross-country flight was being conducted on an instrument flight rules flight plan under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91. The commercial pilot received minor injuries. The flight departed Grand Island, Nebraska, approximately 1200 central daylight time. In his written statement, the pilot said he was making a right-hand traffic pattern for landing on runway 01. The pilot said as he was coming in, his altitude was high. The pilot said, "I put on full flaps and [the] descent increased to the point [that] I decided to go around. The plane continued to descend and the stall horn started to sound. I reduced [the] flaps to 10 deg[rees] and then bounced off [the] rw (runway) where a 90 degree crosswind turned the plane towards a hangar." The pilot said he turned the airplane back toward the runway, but "it wouldn't fly and fell to the ground." An examination of the airplane showed substantial damage to the firewall, horizontal stabilizer, and right wing spar. Flight control continuity was confirmed. An examination of the engine, engine controls, and other airplane systems revealed no anomalies. At the time of the accident, the winds recorded at the Durango-La Plata County Airport, 120 degrees at 7 miles from 00C, were 270 degrees at 18 knots, gusting to 21 knots. The density altitude was determined as 9,942 feet msl. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8264M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8264M-2003-08-19), registration cancelled 2003-08-19, S/N 21059264, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 210K - Registry model: [Cessna 210K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210k) (registry code 2073446) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21059264 - Airframe hours: 5588.1 - Engines: Continental IO-520L 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: William F. Brown Jr - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 6, 2002, 87 hours before - Departed: GRI, Grand Island, NE - Destination: 00C, Durango, CO - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: 5CO0, Durango-Animas Air Park, runway 01, 5,010 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; injuries: minor; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review September 4, 2001; seat: left; flight hours: 2,154 total, 30 in this make and model, 2,154 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 19 in the last 30 days, 8 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 18 knots, gusting 21 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 30.14 inHg - Observed at: DRO, 7 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 20030629013259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030629013259A), Jun 29, 2003: Cessna 210K, Durango, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) 06/30/03, N8264M, a Cessna 210, piloted by william f. brown, departed traverse city Michigan stopping in grand island, Nebraska for fuel before flying on… 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.