Cessna T210H N2242r
5 September 2009 · Avalon, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 September 2009 at about 17:40 local time, a Cessna T210H registered N2242r, operated by Larry Hooper, was involved in an accident near Avalon, California, United States. 4 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 17:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Avalon, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Catalina Airport (AVX)
- Coordinates
- 33.4047, -118.4158
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210H
- Registration
- N2242r
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Larry Hooper
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Riverside → Avalon
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR09CA441
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during approach to landing, which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that while on short final approach to the runway, the airplane encountered a downdraft "that dropped the [air]plane below the glide slope." He immediately noticed a reduction in airspeed. The pilot stated that he applied power and "pulled the nose up in an effort to regain proper altitude." Subsequently, the airplane landed "very hard" and collapsed the nosewheel landing gear. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the firewall was bent and the fuselage behind the aft seating area was buckled. The pilot reported no anomalies with the airplane's systems prior to the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2007 | Cessna T210H | McLean's Town, Bahamas | Tropical Aviation II | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 2006 | Cessna T210H | Wells, Nevada, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 2004 | Cessna T210H | Missoula, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 2016 | Cessna T210H | Hoedspruit, Limpopo Province, South Africa | - | Unknown | - |
| 22 Jul 1997 | Cessna T210H | Stehekin, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 2023 | Cessna T210H | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 28 Feb 2009 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Fallbrook, California, United States | M.Y. Air Corp | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 2009 | Mooney M20E | Rio Linda, California, United States | David Michaud | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Nov 2009 | Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 | Torrance, California, United States | Smith Richard Charles | No injuries | - |
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