Cessna 210K N9455M
18 September 2001 · Bessemer, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 September 2001 at about 01:23 local time, a Cessna 210K registered N9455M was involved in an accident near Bessemer, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 01:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bessemer, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bessemer (EKY)
- Coordinates
- 33.3192, -86.9707
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210K
- Registration
- N9455M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Gainsville → Bessemer
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- ATL01LA112
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
Failure of the landing gear-down lock mechanism, which resulted in the pilot's inability to control the airplane. A factor was the trees.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, during landing roll, the airplane drifted to the right. The pilot applied left rudder and brakes, which failed to correct the right drift. The airplane then suddenly banked to the right and departed the runway and impacted trees. Examination of the airplane found the right main landing gear was collapsed. The horizontal stabilizer, empennage, wings, ailerons, and lower fuselage sustained damage. Additional examination found a faulty down-lock switch in the right main landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 210 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2001 | Cessna 210L | Farmington, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Nov 2001 | Cessna 210K | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 2001 | Cessna 210D | Lawton, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2001 | Cessna 210L | Key West, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 May 2001 | Cessna 210K | Leakey, Texas, United States | Thomas O. Hutchinson | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 Jul 2001 | Cessna 210 | Saint Charles, Missouri, United States | Geroge Bratcher | No injuries | - |
All 2,022 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2001 | Bell 47G | Berry, Alabama, United States | Mt. Hebron Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 2001 | Robert N Gilmore RANS S-10 | Oneonta, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jul 2001 | Boeing STEARMAN PT-17 | Anniston, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Jul 2001 | Cessna 182B | Headland, Alabama, United States | James M. Crawford | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 2001 | Enstrom 280FX | Tallassee, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Aug 2001 | Cessna 172S | Gadsden, Alabama, United States | Bessemer Aviation | No injuries | - |