Coronado Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108
Tuesady, May 17, 1988 17:10 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

WHILE LANDING, THE ACFT ENCTRD UNFAVORABLE WINDS & THE PLT INITIATED A GO-AROUND. DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB, THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO PITCH & ROLL, THEN ENTER A DSCNT & CRASH IN A NOSE DOWN, RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT WAS FOUND. WITNESSES RPRTD THE WIND WAS STRONG WITH RAPID CHANGES IN DIRECTION & VELOCITY. APRX 6 MI SOUTH AT THE ALBUQUERQUE INTL ARPT (ABQ), THERE WERE NUMEROUS WIND SHEAR ALERTS IN ALL QUADRANTS FROM THE LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR ALERT SYS (LLWAS). THERE WAS NO LIGHTNING IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THE ACDNT, BUT LIGHTNING WAS RPRTD TO THE NORTHEAST & SOUTH. THE 1650 MDT WX OBSERVATION AT ABQ WAS IN PART: ESTIMATED 6000' BROKEN, WIND FROM 270 DEG AT 17 GUSTING 37, CUMULONIMBUS NORTHWEST, VIRGA ALL QUADRANTS.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 5/17/1988
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 1710
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City ALBUQUERQUE
Event State NEW MEXICO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 87108
Event Date Year 1988
Event Date Month 5
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport CORONADO
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 4AC
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 5280
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1650 Mountain Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 180
Weather Observation Facility ID ABQ
Elevation of weather observation facility 5352
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 6
Time Zone of the weather observation MDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 6000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 6000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 60
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 23
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 5
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Variable
Wind Speed (knots) 17
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 37
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) 8200
Intensity of Precipitation Light
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal 5
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 5
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1135
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date May 17 1988 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1900
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 37088
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 11:44AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N5402Y
NTSB Number DEN88FA109
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model T210N
Aircraft Series Identifier T210N
Aircraft Serial Number 21064196
Certified Max Gross Weight 3800
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Aug 13 1987 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 57
Airframe Hours 748
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name W. S. BROWN, INC.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 908 E TEMPLE STREET
Aircraft Owner City SALT LAKE CITY
Aircraft Owner State UT
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 84102
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name W. S. BROWN, INC.
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 908 E. SOUTH TEMPLE ST.
Operator City SALT LAKE CITY
Operator State UT
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 84102
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code CNM
Departure City CARLSBAD
Departure State NM
Departure Country
Departure Time 1600
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code 4AC
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Go-around (VFR)
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 21
Runway Length 3500
Runway Width 50
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --