# NTSB DEN82FTC02: Cessna 210M, N9WF, Cheyenne, WY, March 15, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: March 14, 1982, 20:05 local (Mar 15, 1982, 03:05 UTC)
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Coordinates: 41.139392, -104.789108 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1394&lon=-104.7891&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70222
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82FTC02
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70222/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTC02

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with geographic area, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - all available runway - not used, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed(vlof) - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - building(nonresidential) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT INITIATED HIS TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 12 FROM AN INTERSECTION WITH RUNWAY 16. FROM THIS INTERSECTION, THERE WAS 2175 FT OR RUNWAY REMAINING. DURING THE TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE ROOF OF A GARAGE ABOUT 360 FT FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK A POWER POLE, POWER LINES, TELEPHONE LINES, A HOUSE TOP AND A PICKUP TRUCK. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT, MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. THE PILOT HAD NOT CALCULATED HIS TAKEOFF ROLL BEFORE STARTING HIS DEPARTURE AND HAD NOT USED A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF PROCEDURE. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS ABOUT 6700 FT. FOR THE ALTITUDE AND WEATHER CONDITIONS, AN ESTIMATE GROUND ROLL TO CLEAR A 10 FT OBSTACLE WAS ABOUT 2241 FT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9WF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21061853
- Airframe hours: 2082
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-L 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: D.L. Wakefield
- Registered owner: D.L. Wakefield
- Departed: CHEYENNE, WY
- Destination: DEVILS LAKE, ND
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: Cheyenne Municipal

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 570 total, 70 in this make and model, 440 as pilot in command, 35 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 230° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 108 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: DVR

## 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 19820314006299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820314006299A), Mar 14, 1982: Cessna 210M, Cheyenne, WY, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from intersection of runways. Aircraft crashed into wires and houses off end of runway.

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.

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