ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385910
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| Date: | Sunday 13 May 2001 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210K |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8246M |
| MSN: | 21059246 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-L (1) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Leakey, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, TX (AUS/KAUS) |
| Leakey, TX (49R) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance during a go-around, which resulted in the aircraft impacting a tree.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW01FA116
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Apr-2024 09:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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