ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176991
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| Date: | Sunday 14 June 2015 |
| Time: | 14:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna T210M Turbo Centurion |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N732VN |
| MSN: | 21061810 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2903 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Reigle Field Airport (58N), Palmyra, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bloomsburg, PA (N13) |
| Palmyra, PA (58N) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the private pilot, following the personal flight and during the approach, he observed that the windsock was indicating light wind and that it was favoring the use of runway 31. He reported that, during the landing attempt, it felt as if “the braking had little effect,” so he released the brakes and then reapplied them. However, he believed that there was insufficient runway remaining to safely stop, so he applied full engine power to attempt a go-around. The airplane lifted off, but it subsequently settled into the corn field at the departure end of the runway, which resulted in damage to the wing and engine mounts. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or abnormalities that would have precluded normal operation, and a postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no preimpact anomalies.
An observation from a recording station 5 miles north of the airport indicated that the wind was from the southwest at 6 knots around the time of the accident, which could have resulted in about a 2-knot tailwind. According to the Pilot’s Operating Handbook, with a 2-knot tailwind, the airplane would have required about 1,700 ft to land, and the runway had about 1,655 ft of available landing surface.
The high temperature at the time of the accident would have decreased the airplane’s climb performance by about 20 percent. It is likely that the pilot did not establish a proper airspeed for the go-around and that the high temperature decreased the airplane’s climb performance, which resulted in a stall/mush during the attempted go-around.
Probable Cause: The pilot's delay in conducting an aborted landing and his subsequent failure to establish a proper airspeed during the attempted go-around on a hot day, which resulted in the airplane’s inability to climb and a subsequent stall/mush.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2015 16:22 | Geno | Added |
| 16-Jun-2015 15:49 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 13:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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