# NTSB SEA06LA100: Cessna T210L, N131HM, Battle Ground, WA, May 19, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 18, 2006, 20:09 local (May 19, 2006, 03:09 UTC) - Place: Battle Ground, WA - Coordinates: 45.753334, -122.566665 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7533&lon=-122.5667&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor - Status: Completed, report October 31, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 63739 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA06LA100 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63739/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA100 ## Probable cause the pilot's excessive airspeed and exceeding the proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent overrun of the runway. Factors contributing to the accident included the fence, the trees and the pilot's failure to perform an aborted landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (cause) - proper touchdown point - not obtained, pilot in command (cause) - aborted landing - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor) - Overrun, landing - roll - object - fence (contributing factor) - object - tree(s) (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot's first approach to land resulted in a go-around, followed by a second approach, which was high and fast, culminating in a hard landing. After the airplane bounced the pilot applied brakes, but was not able to stop on the grass/turf runway. The airplane subsequently overran the end of the runway before impacting trees and a fence prior to being consumed by fire. There were no precrash anomalies noted with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On May 18, 2006, at 2009 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna T210L single-engine airplane, N131HM, was destroyed while landing at a private airstrip near Battle Ground, Washington. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual. The certificated private pilot received serious injuries, while the two passengers sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal cross-country flight, which was operated in accordance with 14 CFR Part 91, and a flight plan was not filed. The flight departed Boeing Field/King County International Airport, Seattle, Washington, at 1900, with its destination being the Buzzard Flats airstrip, near Battle Ground, Washington. According to the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report (NTSB form 6120.1), the pilot reported that the first approach to Runway 07 (1,730 feet long and 130 feet wide) resulted in a missed approach and go-around. The pilot stated that on his second landing attempt the airplane bounced and he tried applying brakes, but he was unable to stop on the grass turf [runway] before the aircraft impacted a fence and trees. The airplane came to rest in and upright position and was subsequently consumed by fire. The pilot reported no precrash anomalies with the airplane. A Federal Aviation Safety Inspector, who traveled to the accident site, reported that the right front seat passenger, a certificated commercial pilot, revealed to the inspector that the airplane's approach to the private airstrip was high and fast. The inspector also reported that flight control continuity and a detailed examination of the wreckage was not possible, due to the destructive nature of the accident. At 1953, the weather reporting at the Pearson Field Airport (VUO), Vancouver, Washington, located 9 nautical miles south of the accident site, reported wind variable at 3 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, sky clear, temperature 26 degree C, dew point 10 degrees C, and an altimeter setting of 29.80 inches of Mercury. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N131HM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N131HM-2008-01-18), registration cancelled 2008-01-18, S/N 21059644, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna T210L - Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21059644 - Airframe hours: 2785 - Engines: Continental TSIO-520 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Anthony J. Diamond - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 1, 2005, 12 hours before - Departed: BFI, Boeing Field, WA - Destination: Battle Ground, WA - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: Buzzard Flats, runway 070, 1,730 × 130 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 81; injuries: serious; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 1,275 total, 651 in this make and model, 1,082 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 50 °F - Altimeter: 29.79 inHg - Observed at: VUO, 9 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20060518008609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060518008609A), May 18, 2006: Cessna T210L, Battle Ground, WA, Destroyed. (-23) Operator appeared to land an unsafe distance down runway with excessive touchdown speed causing aircraft to bounce and continue to fly. When the aircraft… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.