# NTSB WPR19LA196: Cessna 210 5(205), N8260Z, Dallesport, OR, July 19, 2019 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 19, 2019, 07:00 local (14:00 UTC) - Place: Dallesport, OR - Coordinates: 45.619445, -121.168334 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6194&lon=-121.1683&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 3 - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 99904 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR19LA196 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99904/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99904 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA196 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper pitch control during the aborted takeoff, which resulted in a bounced landing and landing gear collapse. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 210-5(205), 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073202), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Unknown/Not determined (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 210-5(205), 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md?model=2073202), [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: pitch control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 210-5(205), 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md?model=2073202), [All aircraft, 526 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 210-5(205), 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2073202), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) ## Analysis During the takeoff roll, the pilot noted that there was no airspeed indication and reduced engine power to abort the takeoff. He stated that he lightly pulled back on the yoke, felt the airplane lift off the runway and that he then released the yoke. The airplane porpoised “3 possibly 4” times, “with each getting larger” until the nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane slid down the runway, coming to rest on the runway surface. As the pilot exited the airplane, he noted flames near the door. The airplane was subsequently consumed by fire. Postcrash fire damage precluded examination of the pitot-static system or airspeed indicator, and the reason for the lack of airspeed indication during the takeoff roll could not be determined. ## Factual narrative On July 19, 2019, at 0700 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 210-5 (205), N8260Z, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Dallesport, Oregon. The private pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot stated that he arrived at the airport, checked the weather, and performed a preflight inspection and subsequent engine run-up with no anomalies noted. During the takeoff roll, he noted that there was no airspeed indication and he reduced engine power to abort the takeoff. He stated that he lightly pulled back on the yoke, felt the airplane lift off the runway, and he then released the yoke. The airplane porpoised “3 possibly 4” times, “with each getting larger” until the nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane slid down the runway, coming to rest on the runway surface. As the pilot exited the airplane, he noted flames near the door. The airplane was subsequently consumed by fire. Postcrash fire damage precluded examination of the pitot-static system or airspeed indicator, and the reason for the lack of airspeed indication during the takeoff roll could not be determined. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8260Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8260Z-2022-12-31), registration cancelled 2022-12-31, S/N 205-0249, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 210 5(205) (Undesignat) - Registry model: [Cessna 210-5(205)](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (registry code 2073202) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 205-0249 - Year built: 1964 - Airframe hours: 5710.84 - Engines: Continental Motors Inc. IO-470-52 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 2019, 2 hours before - Departed: DLS, The Dalles, OR - Destination: DLS, The Dalles, OR - Airport: DLS, Columbia Gorge Rgnl/The Dalles Muni, runway 31, 5,097 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 28, 2017; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 240 total, 155 in this make and model, 196 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg - Observed at: KDLS ## 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 20190719016629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190719016629A), Jul 19, 2019: Cessna 210-5(205), Dallesport, WA, Destroyed. Pilot taxied to runway 31 at kdls and ran up the engine with full runway in front of him. Pilot was closely monitoring engine instruments during takeoff roll… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 25, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99904. 3.3 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 3.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13060556&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Release of aircraft wreckage, NTSB form 6120.15 (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 145 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13060308&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Signed%20Wreckage%20Release_Redacted-Rel.pdf 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. 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