Cessna T210M accident near Laramie, WY
On October 1, 2002, a Cessna T210M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Laramie, WY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 1, 2002
- Place
- Laramie, WY
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.430°N, 105.476°W
- NTSB ID
- 20021008X05294
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 1, 2002, approximately 1700 mountain daylight time, a Cessna T210M, N210HC, registered to and operated by W I Leasing of Englewood, Colorado, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while maneuvering 16 miles northeast of Laramie, Wyoming. The instrument rated private pilot, the sole occupant aboard, was fatally injured. Although visual meteorological conditions were reported in Laramie, evidence indicates instrument meteorological conditions existed at the accident site. An IFR flight plan had been filed for the business flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at Twin Bridges, Montana, at 1335. According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) documents, the pilot contacted the Great Falls, Montana, Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) on his cellular telephone at 1115, and obtained a preflight weather briefing "to Denver Centennial or…in the Denver area somewhere down there." The pilot said he could go IFR but preferred VFR, because "[I] don't like it over the mountains that much." His preferred route was from "Sheridan straight to Laramie then down to Front Range. After some initial confusion as to where he was departing (Sheridan, Montana, not Sheridan, Wyoming), the pilot was advised of an AIRMET (airman meteorology) for "mountain obscurement and potential for icing." The controller said, "I would certainly expect mountain obscurement. To go VFR underneath, you'd have to be fairly low, so it would be a little bit of a scud running situation. Can't recommend VFR into the mountains." The pilot replied, "It
Probable cause
the pilot's improper inflight planning/decision, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance while attempting a low altitude maneuver. Contributing factors were the mountainous terrain, the airplane’s low altitude, and the pilot's lack of total instrument time.
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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.
