# NTSB FTW00LA215: Cessna 210D, N3996Y, Lubbock, TX, July 20, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 20, 2000, 00:30 local (05:30 UTC) - Place: Lubbock, TX - Coordinates: 33.590667, -101.8497 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5907&lon=-101.8497&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report March 2, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 51140 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW00LA215 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51140/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA215 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper aircraft handling as a result of his alcohol impairment. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Undershoot, landing - flare/touchdown - aircraft handling - improper, pilot in command (cause) - impairment(alcohol), pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The airplane departed from runway 17 and remained in the pattern. Subsequently, during the final approach leg, the airplane impacted the ground and came to rest upright short of the runway. The pilot provided a blood specimen, and results of the test revealed that the pilots' blood alcohol content was .285 grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood. ## Factual narrative On July 20, 2000, at 0030 central daylight time, a Cessna 210D airplane, N3996Y, was substantially damaged during a landing overshoot at the Town and Country Airpark Airport, near Lubbock, Texas. The commercial pilot, who was the registered owner and operator of the airplane, and his passenger sustained minor injuries. Dark night visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight, for which a flight plan was not filed. The local flight originated from the Town and Country Airpark Airport approximately 0025. According to local law enforcement officials who responded to the accident site, the pilot stated that he departed from runway 17 and remained in the traffic pattern. The pilot initially stated that during the final approach leg the airplane contacted a power wire and, subsequently, impacted the ground short of the runway. An FAA inspector and local law enforcement officials examined the accident site and reported that the airplane's left wing spar was damaged, the nosegear collapsed, and the propeller separated from the engine. They found no evidence of a downed power line and, furthermore, the local power company reported no interruption of power service in the area of the accident. The law enforcement officials reported that the pilot stated that he had consumed approximately 5 mixed drinks that evening. Witnesses added that the pilot and passenger appeared intoxicated and "smelled" of alcohol. The pilot provided a blood specimen to the University Medical Center, Lubbock, Texas, and results of the test revealed that the pilot's blood alcohol content was .285 grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of alcohol. On two occasions an NTSB Form 6120.1/2 (Pilot/ Operator Aircraft Accident Report) was mailed to the pilot. The form was not returned to the NTSB. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3996Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3996Y-2013-08-19), registration cancelled 2013-08-19, S/N 21058496 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 210D - Registry model: [Cessna 210D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (registry code 2073414) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21058496 - Engines: Continental IO-520-A 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Bobby D. White - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: F82 - Airport: F82, Town And Country Airpark, runway 17, 3,500 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 51; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, unknown; toxicology performed; flight hours: 5,000 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark - Wind: 180° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: LBB, 10 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 20000720009519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000720009519A), Jul 20, 2000: Cessna 210D, Lubbock, TX, No damage. (-23) On July 20, 2000, at 0035 local time, a Cessna 210-D airplane N3996Y, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain while landing at the Town and… From the NTSB's public API. 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