# NTSB LAX00LA095: Cessna 210E, N4946U, Glendale, AZ, February 8, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 8, 2000, 16:00 local (23:00 UTC) - Place: Glendale, AZ - Coordinates: 33.529556, -112.309455 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5296&lon=-112.3095&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 2, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 48586 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX00LA095 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/48586/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA095 ## Probable cause the pilot's attempt to go-around with inadequate altitude and airspeed available, resulting in a power demand that exceeded the capability of the aircraft. The fully extended gear and flaps were factors in this accident. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - flight control,flap - extended (contributing factor) - landing gear - extended (contributing factor) - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command - go-around - attempted, pilot in command - altitude/clearance - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - aborted - terrain condition - berm ## Analysis The pilot was attempting to land when the aircraft began drifting to the right. He added full power to go-around but when he realized that he was unable to gain altitude, he switched the fuel selector off and turned off the master switch. The aircraft struck a berm located about 1,000 feet east of the runway and 1,000 feet north of the runway threshold and slid another 250 feet. The aircraft was found with the gear extended and full flaps. Winds were variable at 3 knots. ## Factual narrative On February 8, 2000, at 1600 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 210E, N4946U, landed off the runway at the Glendale Municipal Airport, Glendale, Arizona. The airplane sustained substantial damage. Two passengers received minor injuries while the certificated private pilot was uninjured. Tyrell-Marxen Chevy, Olds, Cadillac, Inc., was operating the aircraft as a personal flight under 14 CFR Part 91 when the accident occurred. The flight originated in Flagstaff, Arizona, about 1500. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. According to the pilot, he was attempting to land on runway 01 when the aircraft began drifting to the right. He added full power to go-around but when he realized that he was unable to gain altitude, he switched the fuel selector off and turned off the master switch. The aircraft struck a berm located about 1,000 feet east of the runway and 1,000 feet north of the runway threshold and slid another 250 feet. The aircraft was found with the gear extended and full flaps. Winds were variable at 3 knots. The pilot received his private pilot certificate on August 31, 1999. He had flown the accident aircraft a total of 41.3 hours at the time of the accident. He had logged a total of 126.4 hours. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4946U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4946U-2003-05-06), registration cancelled 2003-05-06, S/N 21058646, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 210E - Registry model: [Cessna 210E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (registry code 2073416) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21058646 - Airframe hours: 2150 - Engines: Continental IO-520-A5 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Tyrell-Marxen Chevy, Olds, Cad - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 18, 1999, 51 hours before - Departed: FLG, FLAGSTAFF, AZ - Destination: GEU - Airport: GEU, Glendale Municipal, runway 1, 5,350 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 50; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 126 total, 41 in this make and model, 65 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 3 knots - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 174 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: GEU ## 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 20000208041169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000208041169A), Feb 8, 2000: Cessna 210E, Glendale, AZ, Substantial damage. (.4) On February 8, 2000, at 1600 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 210E, N4946U, landed off the runway at the Glendale Municipal Airport, Glendale,… From the NTSB's public API. 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