NYC84FA184

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T210M · Bloomsburg, PA · May 24, 1984

Accident · FatalField investigationFinal report
Date
May 24, 1984, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
Place
Bloomsburg, PA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N73TECessna T210M
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
Case key
35345

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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.

Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown
Flare - improperPilot in commandFactor
Recovery from bounced landing - improperPilot in commandFactor
In flight collision with objectGo-around (vfr)
Go-around - delayedPilot in commandCause
Object - wire,transmission(marked)Factor
Clearance - not obtainedPilot in commandCause
In flight collision with terrain/waterDescent - uncontrolled

Analysis

The acft collided with pwr lines during an attempted go-around. Witnesses stated the acft was nose low until just prior to touchdown when it pitched up. The acft bounced into the air and touched down on the nose gear. The acft 'rocked side to side' on the rwy and once again became airborne. It traveled aprx 200 to 300 ft at an alt of 20 to 30 ft AGL before touching down a third time. Witnesses continued to state a go-around was initiated near the end of the rwy and the acft contacted the pwr lines while in a left bank after which it collided with the ground and errupted into flames. The plt was flying the acft to Bloomsburg so maintenance could be performed after a small oil leak and low compression were noted. An investigation revealed a lower compression in the number 6 cyl than in the others. Measurement on the wing flap actuator extension correlates to a 12 deg flap setting. The plt/operator handbook calls for full flaps during short fld landings and for flaps to be retracted to 20 degs during go-arounds until clear of obstacles.

Aircraft

Registration
N73TE
Reported as
Cessna T210M
Category
Airplane
Serial number
210-62738
Airframe hours
1,487
Engine
Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Ferry · Part 91
Registered owner
Bertram C. Hill
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
CXY · New Cumberland, PA
Destination
N13 · Bloomsburg, PA
Airport
N13 · Bloomsburg, runway 26, 2,800 × 50 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
54
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Toxicology
Performed
Flight hours
300 total · 160 in this make and model · 40 as pilot in command · 170 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
250° at 6 knots
Visibility
25 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
73 °F, dew point 39 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
IPT, 25 nm away