ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 256507
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| Date: | Sunday 2 May 2021 |
| Time: | 15:52 |
| Type: |  Cessna T210M Turbo Centurion |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1215M |
| MSN: | 21061924 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5955 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Green Castle Airport (IA24), Oxford, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Iowa City Airport, IA (KIOW) |
| Green Castle Airport, IA (IA24) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On May 2, 2021, at 1552 central daylight time, a Cessna T210M airplane, N1215M, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Oxford, Iowa. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
A witness reported that, after the airplane touched down on runway 15, it bounced, and the right wing lifted up to an estimated 45° angle. The airplane’s wings then leveled, and the airplane bounced a second time. The airplane landed, exited the runway surface to the left, and continued into a harvested cornfield. The witness heard the engine power increase, and the airplane pilot attempted to take off from the field. The airplane impacted a power pole and power line near the corner of the harvested cornfield, then impacted terrain and was destroyed by a postcrash fire. Examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
The closest weather observing station reported wind from the southwest about 19 to 20 knots, gusting 27 to 30 knots. The airplane’s maximum demonstrated crosswind component during takeoff or landing was 21 knots. It is likely that the gusting crosswind lifted the airplane’s right wing and the pilot was unable to maintain directional control during landing. The pilot’s subsequent decision to attempt to take off from the corn field resulted in impact with the power pole/line.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions that exceeded the airplane’s capability and his decision to attempt to takeoff from a field, which resulted in collision with a power pole/line and terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.kcrg.com/2021/05/02/crews-respond-to-incident-at-green-castle-aero-club-in-oxford/
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N1215M
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 January 1994 | N1215M | J.p. Hunt | 0 | Olathe, KS | |
sub |
| 5 April 2017 | N1215M | Private | 0 | Detroit Lakes Airport (KDTL), Detroit Lakes, MN | |
sub |
| Gear collapse | ||||||
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Media:
NTSB is investigating the May 2, 2021, crash of a Cessna T210M airplane near Oxford, IA. NTSB investigator is traveling to the scene.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) May 3, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2021 00:33 | Geno | Added |
| 03-May-2021 01:35 | Captain Adam | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Damage] |
| 03-May-2021 02:10 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Narrative] |
| 03-May-2021 02:50 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 03-May-2021 14:13 | OldNavy | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code] |
| 03-May-2021 19:33 | Captain Adam | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-May-2021 18:57 | aaronwk | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-May-2021 05:33 | aaronwk | Updated [Source] |
| 20-Jul-2021 18:19 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Phase, Narrative, Category] |
| 21-Jul-2022 04:25 | Captain Adam | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, Photo] |
| 21-Jul-2022 04:25 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
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