# NTSB FTW81FQG16: Cessna T210L, N2537S, Odessa, TX, February 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1981
- Place: Odessa, TX · ODESSA, TX
- Location: 31.8457° N, 102.3676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Odessa, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8457&lon=-102.3676&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127028
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FQG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0587  81/2/28    ODESSA,TX           CESSNA T210L        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2005                    N2537S              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 39, 2130 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            68 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHLEMEYER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABILENE,TX                  ODESSA,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                       200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       51
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           60                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           IFR
        REMARKS- ARPT BELOW MINIMUMS,A/C TOUCHED DWN IN LEVEL ATTITUDE 3 MILES FROM ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2537S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Schlemeyer

## 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 19810228026969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810228026969A), Feb 28, 1981: Cessna T210*, Odessa, TX, Substantial damage. Landed short of runway on VOR approach. Struck fence, flipped over. Dark, foggy night. Saw ground last few seconds.

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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