# NTSB SEA88LA187: Cessna 210L, N249CC, Juneau, AK, September 23, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 23, 1988, 12:05 local (20:05 UTC)
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Coordinates: 58.579578, -134.769577 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.5796&lon=-134.7696&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 40894
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA88LA187
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/40894/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA187

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED THAT ON LANDING ON THE AIRSTRIP, WHICH ALSO SERVES AS A ROADWAY, HE ENCOUNTERED A DEPRESSION IN THE SURFACE. THE ACFT PORPOISED AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PREPARED SURFACE. THE PLT ADDED POWER AND REGAINED THE PREPARED SURFACE. HE THEN ATTEMPTED A BALKED LANDING BUT THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STRIP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N249CC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N249CC-2012-08-21), registration cancelled 2012-08-21, S/N 210-61510, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21061510
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-H 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Engineered Systems, Inc.
- Registered owner: Engineering Systems, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 1988
- Departed: JUN, JUNEAU, AK
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: Excursion Inlet

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 470 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 54 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19880923040109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880923040109A), Sep 23, 1988: Cessna 210L, Excursion Inlet, AK, Destroyed. Porpoised on a dip in the roadway landing strip. Aborted,as aircraft veered to edge hit a rut and swung into trees.

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.

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