Cessna P210 accident near Atlanta, GA
On October 8, 2021, a Cessna P210 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Atlanta, GA. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 8, 2021
- Place
- Atlanta, GA
- Aircraft
- Cessna P210 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.879°N, 84.299°W
- NTSB ID
- 20211008104077
Official records · ERA22FA009
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 8, 2021, about 1311 eastern daylight time, a Cessna P210N, N128EE, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Atlanta, Georgia. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Review of airport security surveillance video revealed that the airplane lifted off about 1,000 ft down runway 21 in a nose-high attitude. The airplane then rolled left and became inverted before it impacted the ground next to the runway. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION Examination of the airframe logbooks revealed that Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2011-10-09 was accomplished on July 19, 2021. The AD required inspection of the seat tracks, including but not limited to, the visual inspection of the holes in each track for excessive wear, the seat tracks for dirt or debris, and the seat locking pin for limited vertical play. The pilot and copilot seats were mounted onto a set of seat tracks, which allowed the seats to slide fore and aft. An adjustment bar was used to raise and lower two locking pins into one of multiple positions along each of the seat tracks, which secured the seat in the desired position. The locking pins’ downward travel and positive locking action was aided via a spring mechanism that tensioned the adjustment bar. Weight and balance calculations were performed using weight and balance documents recovered at the accident site, the actual weights of the occupants, and the baggage recovered at the scene. Calculations revealed that the airplane weighed about 4,
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to ensure that his seat was properly secured before initiating the takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control during the initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the lack of an installed secondary seat stop, and the airplane’s aft center of gravity 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.
