Fulton County y Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Atlanta, Georgia 30336
Wednesday, February 27, 2002 17:18 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot was at 4,500 feet three miles from his destination airport when he was cleared to land. He elected not to use flaps due to a 11 knot crosswind and winds gusting at 19 knots. The pilot activated the speed brakes, extended the landing gear, and touched down long and fast on the runway. He initiated light braking action to bleed off airspeed and noticed that he was crossing an intersecting runway. He thought about making a go-around, but noted his airspeed was 60 and he could see the end of the runway. He attempted additional braking action and the airplane went off the end of the runway, down an embankment, and nosed over.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point and excessive airspeed on landing resulting in the airplane going off the end of the runway, on-ground collision with an embankment, and subsequent nose over.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 2/27/2002
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1718
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City Atlanta
Event State GEORGIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 30336
Event Date Year 2002
Event Date Month 2
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 334650N
Event Location Longitude 0843128W
Event Location Airport Fulton County Airporty
Event Location Nearest Airport ID FTY
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport --
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 841
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1721 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID FTY
Elevation of weather observation facility 841
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) -1
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -14
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 310
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 19
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 19
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.18
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 12656
NTSB Notification Source FAA Communications Center
NTSB Notification Date Feb 27 2002 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1735
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Feb 25 2003 9:38AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Atlanta FSDO-11

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N115CW
NTSB Number ATL02LA056
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed VFR
Flight plan Was Activated? Yes
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 210L
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 21060520
Certified Max Gross Weight 3400
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 6
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Dec 10 2001 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 81
Airframe Hours 3947
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Able To Be There
Aircraft Owner Street Address 5075 Industry Blvd
Aircraft Owner City Melbourne
Aircraft Owner State FL
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 32940
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
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 MLB
Departure City Melbourne
Departure State FL
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1350
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code FTY
Destination City Atlanta
Destination State GA
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing - roll
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Nov 25 2002 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record CHRS
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 26
Runway Length 5796
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --