- Date
- September 27, 1984, 19:18 local (23:18 UTC)
- Place
- Orlando, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5410CCessna 210N
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840927051659A
- Case key
- 31202
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After encountering mod turbulence and strong winds on final approach, with reported surface winds of 25 KTS gusting to 34 KTS, the plt elected to continue landing. During flare, gusting winds exceeded acft performance capability. Plt attempted go-around but was unable to compensate for existing conditions and the aircraft made ground contact in uncontrolled flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5410C
- Reported as
- Cessna 210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 210-63743
- Airframe hours
- 2,790
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 270 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Tampa Airways
- Registered owner
- Larry Lowe
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1984 · 33 hours before
- Departed
- SPG · St.Petersburg, FL
- Destination
- ORL · Orlando, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ORL · Orlando Executive, runway 7, 6,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,330 total · 380 in this make and model · 1,260 as pilot in command · 190 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 60° at 21 knots, gusting 34
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.