# NTSB ERA22LA127: Cessna T210N, N5276C, Honesdale, PA, February 10, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: February 10, 2022, 14:30 UTC - Place: Honesdale, PA - Coordinates: 41.515592, -75.25156 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5156&lon=-75.2516&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA Allentown - NTSB case key (mKey): 104655 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA22LA127 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104655/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104655 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA127 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with terrain. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T210N, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=2073456), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T210N, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073456), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T210N, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2073456), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T210N, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=2073456), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated he crossed over the destination airport, entered a left downwind for landing on runway 36, and extended the landing gear and “approach flaps.” He said he extended his flaps “further” on the base leg and flew a “stabilized” approach at 80 knots in “swirling…strong and gusty” winds. The pilot estimated touchdown was about 1,000 ft beyond the threshold of the 3,000-ft runway, and that braking action would not stop the airplane. The airplane continued off the departure end and down an embankment which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. He added that perhaps the wind may have “shifted to a tailwind” which pushed the airplane. A review of commercially available track data and video surveillance revealed that the airplane crossed the landing threshold at 108 knots groundspeed and floated approximately 2/3rds the length of the landing runway before it touched down at 71 knots groundspeed with about 1,000 ft. of paved surface remaining. The pilot reported the airplane had no pre-impact mechanical anomalies that would have prevented normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5276C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5276C-2022-10-11), registration cancelled 2022-10-11, S/N 21063726, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N - Registry model: [Cessna T210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (registry code 2073456) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21063726 - Year built: 1979 - Airframe hours: 4052.9 - Engines: Continental TSIO-520-R 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Ani Holding & Equipment Co Inc - Registered owner: Ani Holding & Equipment Co Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 8, 2021, 4.8 hours before - Departed: CDW, Fairfield, NJ - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: N30, Cherry Ridge, runway 36, 2,986 × 50 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 83; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: basicmed, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 7,526 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 4.8 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 12 knots, gusting 26 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 39 °F, dew point 23 °F - Altimeter: 29.77 inHg - Observed at: MPO, 23 nm away - METAR: METAR KMPO 101853Z AUTO 25012G26KT 10SM SCT046 OVC070 04/M05 A2977 RMK AO2 PK WND 24030/1808 SLP093 T00391050= ## 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 20220210001569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220210001569A), Feb 10, 2022: Cessna T210N, Honesdale, PA, Substantial damage. Accident summary: 02/10/2022, at 14:13 EST, Cherry Ridge Airport (N30), a CE-210, N5276C, ran off end of runway 36. PIC flew a single approach to rwy 36,… ## Docket (7 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 25, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104655. 13.7 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 3.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13341456&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20Form%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Pilot's statement (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 871 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13326786&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=PIC%20Statement_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Airport surveillance video (item 3, MP4, 5.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13326696&FileExtension=mp4&FileName=N5276C%20N30%20Feb%2010%201413-Rel.mp4 - Maintenance records annual inspection (item 4, PDF, 1 page, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13326426&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=N5276C%20Annual_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo array (item 5, PDF, 5 pages, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13326706&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ERA22LA127%20Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf - Flight track data (item 6, CSV, 20 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13326896&FileExtension=csv&FileName=N5276C%20-%20OV%20Track%20Data-Rel.csv - FAA inspector's wreckage exam statement (item 7, PDF, 1 page, 127 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13326906&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=RE_%20ERA22LA127%20Honesdale,%20PA%20C210,%20N5276C%20Wreckage%20Examination_Redacted-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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