- Date
- September 17, 1985, 18:30 local (Sep 18, 1985, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mullen, NE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5278ACessna 210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850917047809A
- Case key
- 34035
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Overrun
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
Weather condition - high density altitudeFactor
Terrain condition - softFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Airspeed(vlof) - not attainedCause
On ground/water collision with object
Object - fenceFactor
Analysis
The takeoff was being made from a hay meadow that was soft due to recent rains. The property owner said the field was 1/4 mi long. The density alt was calculate to be 5600 ft. the plt said the acft did not attain takeoff speed & that it collided with a fence at the end of the takeoff area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5278A
- Reported as
- Cessna 210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21063343
- Airframe hours
- 800
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-L, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Steven O. Stumpff
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 3, 1985
- Destination
- BBW · Broken Bow, NE
- Airport
- Mullen
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total · 393 in this make and model · 17 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MHN, 21 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.