MIA79FLA08

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210M · St.Marys, GA · November 8, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 8, 1978
Place
St.Marys, GA · ST.MARYS, GA
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N761AXCessna 210M
Status
Completed · report May 11, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781108039159A
Case key
138143

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4320   78/11/8 NR.ST.MARYS,GA        CESSNA 210M         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N761AX              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 23, 4500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANDLERS STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,FL             CUMBERLAND ISLAND,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N761AX
Reported as
Cessna 210M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Chandlers Strip

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.