Cessna P210N N4817K
18 January 2001 · Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 January 2001 at about 01:45 local time, a Cessna P210N registered N4817K, operated by Harry P. Artis, was involved in an accident near Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States. 2 people were 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 01:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Stevens Field (2V1)
- Coordinates
- 37.2403, -107.0298
- Aircraft
- Cessna P210N
- Registration
- N4817K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Harry P. Artis
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pagosa Springs → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- DEN01LA042
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft after an encounter with adverse weather during landing roll. A factor was ground fog.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During a local night flight practicing touch-and-go landings, the pilot was making his second landing and the aircraft entered ground fog during landing roll. The pilot lost visual reference and the aircraft exited the left side of the runway into approximately 15 inches of snow. Reported weather at the time was clear skies, calm winds, and a temperature dew point spread of 1 degree.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna P210N accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 2001 | Cessna P210N | Mackinac Island, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 2001 | Cessna P210N | Seminole, Alabama, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 2001 | Cessna P210N | Mt. Charleston, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Cessna P210N | Honesdale, Pennsylvania, United States | O & N Aircraft Modifications, INc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 2 Mar 2000 | Cessna P210N | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2002 | Cessna P210N | Shreveport, Louisiana, United States | Alyn M. Brannon | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2001 | Cessna T210L | Howard, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jun 2001 | Luscombe 8E | Longmont, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 2001 | Boeing A75N1 (PT17) | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 2001 | Esbenshade STARDUSTER TOO SA300 | Evans, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2001 | Aviat A-1 | Montrose, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Aug 2001 | Bradley RANS S-7 | Fruita, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |