Cessna T210L N246PL

Summary

On 2 January 2006 at about 12:45 local time, a Cessna T210L registered N246PL was involved in an accident near Auburn, Alabama, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 January 2006 at 12:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Auburn, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Auburn Opelika Airport (AUO)

Coordinates

32.6150, -85.4339

Aircraft

Cessna T210L

Registration

N246PL

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Clanton → Auburn

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

ATL06CA032

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing which resulted in an overrun and subsequent on ground collision with a fence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, while making a localizer approach to runway 36, in IFR conditions, the airplane broke out of the overcast at about 400 feet above ground level. The pilot forced the airplane down and landed about 2,000 feet past the runway's threshold at about 100 to 120 knots indicated airspeed. The pilot stated that he was unable to stop the airplane before it departed the end of the runway and collided with the airport's perimeter fencing. There were no mechanical problems reported by the pilot or discovered during the post-accident examination of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.