# NTSB LAX06CA040: Cessna P210R, N6122A, Palo Alto, CA, November 18, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 18, 2005, 10:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Palo Alto, CA - Coordinates: 37.461112, -122.114997 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4611&lon=-122.1150&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 28, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 62847 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX06CA040 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62847/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA040 ## Probable cause the pilot's misjudged altitude and distance, which resulted in an overrun, and his failure to execute a timely go-around during the approach. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - aborted - object - fence - distance/altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - short runway/landing area - proper touchdown point - exceeded, pilot in command (cause) - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - aborted landing - attempted, pilot in command ## Analysis The airplane collided with a perimeter fence during an aborted landing. The air traffic controller requested that the pilot conduct "S" turns to provide spacing for a departing airplane. The pilot complied with the request but ended up landing long on the 2,443-foot runway. He elected to abort the landing when he realized there was not enough remaining runway to stop; however, the airplane did not accelerate adequately for takeoff and the airplane overran the runway. The pilot reported there were no anomalies with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On November 18, 2005, at 1030 Pacific standard time, a Cessna P210R airplane, N6122A, overran the end of runway 31 and impacted a perimeter fence during an aborted landing at the Palo Alto Airport, Palo Alto, California. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the pilot and three passengers were not injured. The airline transport pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 as a business flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed. The flight originated from LaVerne, California, at 0850, and was destined for Palo Alto. According to the pilot's written statement, the air traffic controller asked him to conduct "S" turns to provide spacing for a departing airplane. The pilot complied with the request, but ended up landing long on the 2,443-foot runway. He elected to abort the landing due to the lack of remaining runway; however, was unable to accelerate enough to takeoff. The airplane overran the end of the runway and impacted a perimeter fence. The pilot indicated there was nothing wrong with the airplane. The pilot's total flight experience consisted of 22,400 flight hours, of which 280 hours were accumulated in the accident airplane make and model. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6122A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6122A), registered now, S/N P21000867 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna P210R - Registry model: [Cessna P210R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210r) (registry code 2073455) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: P21000867 - Airframe hours: 1461.9 - Engines: Teledyne Continental TSIO-520-CE1F 325 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Operator: Marco A. Grillo - Registered owner: Dallas Price - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 2005, 39 hours before - Departed: POC, LaVerne, CA - Destination: PAO, Palo Alto, CA - Airport: PAO, Palo Alto, runway 31, 2,443 × 73 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; injuries: none; flight instructor, flight engineer, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, multi-engine sea, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 1, 2005; seat: right; flight hours: 22,400 total, 280 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days, 29 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 30 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.22 inHg ## 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 20051118028469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051118028469A), Nov 18, 2005: Cessna P210R, Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) During approach to landing the pilot of N6122A was asked by the Palo Alto ATCT to make "s" turns to create separation between them and a Beechcraft BE-18… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.