Cessna 210K N8246M

Summary

On 13 May 2001 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 210K registered N8246M, operated by Thomas O. Hutchinson, was involved in an accident near Leakey, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 May 2001 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Leakey, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Real County (49R)

Coordinates

29.7386, -99.7611

Aircraft

Cessna 210K

Registration

N8246M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Thomas O. Hutchinson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Austin → Leakey

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW01FA116

4 people died.

The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance during a go-around, which resulted in the aircraft impacting a tree.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane entered a left-hand traffic pattern for the runway and averaged 130 knots ground speed on the downwind leg. The aircraft's average ground speed on final approach was 146 knots. Review of the radar data depicted that the pilot would have had to fly a 5.06 degree descent angle from the last radar position in order to land at the runway's threshold. An ear-witness, located at the airport, stated that he heard a reduction in engine power coming from a left downwind position, as if the airplane was coming in for a landing. The ear-witness heard the airplane fly the traffic pattern, then heard the engine power being applied "as if the pilot was intending to go-around or had performed a touch-and-go." The ear-witness subsequently heard two bangs followed by a louder bang. The airplane impacted trees near the departure end of the runway and subsequently hit a paved road. The airplane came to rest inverted on the side of the road and was consumed by fire. The flaps and landing gear were found in the retracted positions. No anomalies with the engine or aircraft were noted that would have prevented normal flight operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.