N246PL – Cessna T210L – 2006-01-02 NTSB Accident Report

On January 02, 2006, a Cessna T210L (N246PL) was involved in an accident near Auburn, AL. The accident resulted in 2 minor injuries, with 1 person uninjured out of 3 aboard. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this accident to be: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing which resulted in an overrun and subsequent on ground collision with a fence.

According to the pilot, while making a localizer approach to runway 36, in IFR conditions the airplane broke out of the overcast at about 400 feet above ground level. The pilot forced the airplane down and landed about 2,000 past the runway's threshold at about 100 to 120 knots indicated airspeed. The pilot stated that he was unable to stop the airplane before it departed the end of the runway and collided with the airport's perimeter fencing. Damage consisted of the right wing, right aileron, right elevator, the nose gear and propeller. There were no mechanical problems reported by the pilot or discovered during the post-accident examination of the airplane.

This accident is documented in NTSB report ATL06CA032. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N246PL.