# NTSB FTW85LA223: Cessna 210D, N3835Y, Austin, TX, May 13, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 13, 1985, 16:36 local (21:36 UTC)
- Place: Austin, TX
- Coordinates: 30.299095, -97.690193 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2991&lon=-97.6902&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21750
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW85LA223
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21750/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA223

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, go-around (vfr)
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - landing gear,main gear - overload
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PLT TOUCHED DOWN LONG ON RWY 17 WITH 30 DEGS OF FLAPS, APPARENTLY GOIND DOWNWIND. HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND, DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR HIT A LARGE BOULDER SEPARATING THE GEAR FROM THE ACFT. THE PLT THEN FLEW TO ANOTHER NEARBY ARPT AND LANDED ON RWY 35 WITH A 050 DEG WIND OF 6 KTS. THE ACFT ROLLED/SLID TO A STOP ON ITS RIGHT MAIN, NOSE GEAR AND LEFT WING TIP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3835Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3835Y), registered now, S/N 21058335 (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: 21058335
- Airframe hours: 2318
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-A 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: John C. Ketzler
- Registered owner: Kam Security And Sound Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 22, 1985, 36 hours before
- Departed: MRF, AUSTIN, TX
- Airport: AUS, Robert Mueller, runway 35, 5,006 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 164 total, 30 in this make and model, 121 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 50° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,200 ft broken
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: AUS

## 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 19850513020299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850513020299A), May 13, 1985: Cessna 210D, Austin, TX, Substantial damage. Overshot and left main struck a rock on go around. Gear knocked off. Diverted. Pilot misread wind condition.

## Other investigations on N3835Y (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA67F0469](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0469), Mar 15, 1967: Cessna 210 (N3835Y), Columbus, GA, substantial damage

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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