Cessna T210L accident near North Las Vegas, NV
On April 28, 2000, a Cessna T210L (airplane) was involved in an accident near North Las Vegas, NV. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 28, 2000
- Place
- North Las Vegas, NV
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210L · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.240°N, 115.230°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X20841
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 28, 2000, at 0948 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna T210L, N2193S, operated by Arizona Flyers, Inc., of Tucson, Arizona, was destroyed while landing at North Las Vegas, Nevada. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed for the personal flight, which was operated under 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at Tucson about 0723 mountain standard time, and was destined for North Las Vegas. The pilot requested and received visual flight advisories for the route of flight from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic facilities en route. The private pilot was cleared to land on runway 25. The first two attempts to land were unsuccessful. On the third attempt, the pilot requested a go-around from the air traffic control tower, which was approved. Personnel in the control tower who observed the accident reported that during the go-around the airplane appeared not to climb, then stalled, and descended to ground impact. The wreckage came to rest 1,004 feet from the centerline near taxiway "Delta." At 0954, the winds were reported to be 190 degrees at 12 knots gusting to 20 knots. PERSONNEL INFORMATION According to the private instrument rated pilot's logbook he had accumulated about 779 total flight hours, including a checkout in the accident airplane on May 16, 1999 of 6.4 hours, and about 19.3 hours total in make and model at the time of the accident. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION According to the FAA Approved Flight Information Manual, the maximum demonstrated cross
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a go-around in a crosswind condition.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
