Cessna T210 N7568N

Summary

On 19 May 2021 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna T210 registered N7568N, operated by Keystone Aerial Surveys Inc, was involved in an accident near Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and one 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

19 May 2021 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Bloomsburg Muni (N13)

Coordinates

40.9986, -76.4288

Aircraft

Cessna T210

Registration

N7568N

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Keystone Aerial Surveys Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Aerial Observation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Philadelphia → Philadelphia

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA21LA268

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s unstable approach and delayed go-around attempt, which resulted in a porpoised landing, a nose landing gear collapse, and runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during an aerial observation flight he finished the survey block and decided to land at an airport nearby to use the restroom and get fuel. He reported that he had never been to the airport, so he chose to enter the traffic pattern “a little high” as he noticed terrain around the airport. On final approach, the pilot executed a forward slip maneuver to reduce “excess airspeed and altitude” and once over the runway, he entered the landing flare, and the airplane floated down the runway about 500 ft. Subsequently, the airplane touched down nose first and entered a porpoise, which resulted in the collapse of the nose landing gear and a runway excursion through the end of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and left wing. The passenger on-board, who was the sensor operator, reported that while on short final approach, he observed the airspeed to be 125 knots, with a descent rate of 1,250 feet per minute, and the airplane subsequently touched down ”halfway down” the runway. He then described that the airplane began to porpoise, and the pilot retracted the landing gear and applied full power, however the airplane ”hit the ground” again and slid off the runway. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.