Cessna T210N accident near Austin, TX

On December 19, 2006, a Cessna T210N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Austin, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

December 19, 2006

Place

Austin, TX

Aircraft

Cessna T210N · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

30.425°N, 97.675°W

NTSB ID

20061227X01847

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 19, 2006, at 0818 central standard time, a single-engine Cessna T210N airplane, N5343C, was destroyed when it collided with terrain while executing an instrument approach to the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), near Austin, Texas. The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to Farmer Barnstormer Limited, of Wilmington, Delaware, and was operated by the pilot. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the flight that originated at the Hillsboro Municipal Airport, near Hillsboro, Texas, at 0733. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Prior to departure, the pilot obtained a weather briefing and filed a flight plan with the Fort Worth Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS), Fort Worth, Texas. A review of air traffic control (ATC) communications revealed that as the pilot approached the Austin Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) area from the north, he received radar vectors for the instrument landing system (ILS)/DME RWY 17 approach to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. At 0802, an approach controller informed the pilot to expect the ILS/DME RWY 17L approach into Austin. The pilot acknowledged. At 0807, the approach controller instructed the pilot to descend from an altitude of 6,000 feet mean sea level (msl) to 3,000 feet msl, turn to a heading of 210 degrees, and "join the localizer." The pilot responded, "Two one zero uh intercept uh localizer one seven..." At 081

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while executing an instrument approach for undetermined reasons.

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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.