- Date
- May 19, 1990, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Telluride, CO
- Injuries
- 3 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2403SCessna 210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900519016689A
- Case key
- 17832
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Probable cause
The pilot's ffailure to maintain flying speed which resulted in a stall. Factor was wind shear reported off departure end of rwy.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After having discussed the local adverse wind conditions near the departure end of the runway with airport operation personnel, the private pilot elected to attempt the flight. He said that during his takeoff climb he unexpectedly encountered a very strong downdraft. In an attempt to maintain altitude, the aircraft stalled and collided with the ground. Despite warning from aircraft personnel, the pilot stated before the flight that he should attempt to climb over adverse winds rather than maintain additional airspeed. The airplane was very near maximum gross weight and the pilot used 20 degrees of flaps, instead of the recommended 10. The pilot was aware of a booklet at the airport warning of hazardous wind conditions, especially when winds were southerly in excess of 10 m.p.h. density altitude was 10,760 feet.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2403S
- Reported as
- Cessna 210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21061271
- Airframe hours
- 4,441
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-L, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- San Diego Flying Club
- Registered owner
- San Diego Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 16, 1990 · 67 hours before
- Destination
- MYF · San Diego, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- TEX · Telluride Reg., runway 27, 6,900 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 384 total · 121 in this make and model · 334 as pilot in command · 44 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TEX, 1 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.