# NTSB LAX81FVG20: Cessna T210M, N5MK, Fair Oaks, CA, February 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1981
- Place: Fair Oaks, CA · FAIR OAKS, CA
- Location: 38.6501° N, 121.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fair Oaks, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6501&lon=-121.2513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126511
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FVG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0886  81/2/13    FAIR OAKS,CA        CESSNA T210M        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 316
        TIME - 2115                    N5MK                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHOENIX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN CARLOS,CA               FAIR OAKS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5MK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5MK-1988-08-26), registration cancelled 1988-08-26, S/N 21061989 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Phoenix

## 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 19810213004019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810213004019A), Feb 13, 1981: Cessna T210M, Fair Oaks, CA, Substantial damage. Overshot runway, ran off departure end. Pilot fatigue possible factor, had put in a 15-hour day.

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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