Cessna T210F N3006R

Summary

On 2 October 1983 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna T210F registered N3006R was involved in an accident near Glasgow, Virginia, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 October 1983 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Glasgow, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Balcony Downs (PVT)

Coordinates

37.6310, -79.4503

Aircraft

Cessna T210F

Registration

N3006R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL84FA005

2 people were seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT CRASHED DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND AFTER A HARD LANDING ON A 1200 FT PRIVATE STRIP IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE TWO PILOTS HAD LANDED AT THIS ARPT IN LANDINGS DESCRIBED AS FAST. THEN TWO PASSENGERS WERE INVITED TO RIDE ALONG ONE MORE LANDING WAS COMPLETED ALTHOUGH ONE WITNESS SAID THEY ALMOST NOSED THE PROPELLER INTO THE GROUND DURING HARD BRAKING. ALL LANDINGS WERE FULL STOP SINCE TAKEOFF WAS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION BECAUSE OF THE TERRAIN. THE PILOT ON THE LAST LANDING ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND AFTER LANDING AND THE ACRT VEERED LEFT AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE ACFT CARTWHEELED AND WENT BACKWARDS INTO AN EMBANKMENT. BOTH WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING SMOOTHLYAFTER THE BOUNCED LANDING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.