Tuesday, November 06, 2018

Loss of Control in Flight: Cessna 210 Centurion, N81KD; fatal accident occurred November 02, 2018 in Bradley, Clark County, South Dakota

Accident Site 

Cabin Area

 Propeller 

Engine 

Attitude Indicator Gyro 

Wreckage Diagram


Accident Flight Track 
Air Traffic Control Information 

Previous Flight Track from FSD to 1D7 with Divert to 8D7 


The National Transportation Safety Board traveled to the scene of this accident.

Additional Participating Entities: 

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Rapid City, South Dakota
Textron Aviation; Wichita, Kansas
Continental Motors; Mobile, Alabama

Aviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety Board:  https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf


Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board: https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms

https://registry.faa.gov/N81KD


Location: Bradley, SD
Accident Number: CEN19FA021
Date & Time: 11/02/2018, 1130 CDT
Registration: N81KD
Aircraft: Cessna 210
Aircraft Damage: Destroyed
Defining Event: Loss of control in flight
Injuries: 1 Fatal
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal 

On November 2, 2018, about 1136 central daylight time, a Cessna T210N airplane, N81KD, was destroyed after impacting terrain near Bradley, South Dakota. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed about 1115 from Clark County Airport (8D7), Clark, South Dakota, and was destined for Sigurd Anderson Airport (1D7), Webster, South Dakota.

According to air traffic control data, the pilot conducted an earlier flight on the morning of the accident. The pilot departed Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD), Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with a planned destination of 1D7. Due to poor weather conditions at 1D7, the pilot diverted to 8D7 and landed there about 0940. 8D7 was located about 35 miles southwest of 1D7.

At 1108, while taxiing for takeoff from 8D7, the pilot called a friend to ask about weather conditions at his location, which was closer to 1D7. The pilot's friend told him that "pretty low clouds" existed at his location. During a postaccident interview, the friend reported that he expected the pilot to remain below the clouds and "scud run" from 8D7 to 1D7.

Radar data did not capture the airplane's departure from 8D7, which was consistent with the airplane flying at a low altitude. The airplane reached an altitude of 800 ft above ground level (agl) at 1132 and was midway between 8D7 and 1D7. During the last minute of data, the airplane turned left about 90°, climbed from 1,000 to 2,100 ft agl, and decelerated from a groundspeed of 144 to 106 knots. Radar data ended at 1135:05, and airplane wreckage was located less than one nautical mile from the last radar point.

A witness near the accident site heard what seemed to be the sound of an airplane climbing and descending twice, which was followed by a "loud bang." The airplane impacted terrain in a rural area in a steep nose-down angle, and a postcrash fire ensued.

Pilot Information

Certificate: Private
Age: 47, Male
Airplane Rating(s): Single-engine Land
Seat Occupied: Left
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used:
Instrument Rating(s): None
Second Pilot Present: No
Instructor Rating(s): None
Toxicology Performed:Yes 
Medical Certification: Class 3 With Waivers/Limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: 04/12/2018
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent: 05/22/2018
Flight Time:  (Estimated) 150 hours (Total, all aircraft), 60 hours (Total, this make and model) 

The pilot held a private pilot certificate with a single-engine land rating. On April 12, 2018, the pilot received a special issuance third-class medical certificate (as a result of his obstructive sleep apnea) with a limitation to wear corrective lenses.

The pilot started flight training for his private pilot license at the end of March 2018 and completed the training in May 2018; afterward, he purchased the accident airplane. According to his flight instructor, the pilot was "conscientious" and had planned to start instrument flight training soon.

Another friend of the pilot who flew frequently with him described the accident pilot's personality as "gung-ho" and indicated that he was sometimes in a "go-go-go" mode. The pilot's friend (who was also a pilot) thought the accident pilot was "very knowledgeable" operating the accident airplane with the autopilot on but was not as skilled when hand flying the airplane. The pilot's friend reported that, during a flight in September 2018, the accident pilot climbed through a cloud deck with the autopilot on and flew in instrument meteorological conditions even though he did not have an instrument rating.

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Cessna
Registration: N81KD
Model/Series: 210 N
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Year of Manufacture: 1981
Amateur Built: No
Airworthiness Certificate: Normal
Serial Number: 210-64484
Landing Gear Type: Retractable - Tricycle
Seats: 6
Date/Type of Last Inspection: 01/30/2018, Annual
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 3803 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection:
Engines: 1 Reciprocating
Airframe Total Time: 3930 Hours as of last inspection
Engine Manufacturer: Continental
ELT: Installed, activated, did not aid in locating accident
Engine Model/Series: TSIO-520 SER
Registered Owner: On file
Rated Power: 310 hp
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None

The airplane was manufactured in 1981 and was equipped with a Continental TSIO-520-R5A engine, serial number 522181, and a McCauley three-blade metal propeller. The airplane's last annual inspection before the accident was on January 30, 2018.

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: Instrument Conditions
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KATY, 1748 ft msl
Distance from Accident Site: 26 Nautical Miles
Observation Time: 1053 CDT
Direction from Accident Site: 118°
Lowest Cloud Condition:
Visibility:  10 Miles
Lowest Ceiling: Overcast / 600 ft agl
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: 6 knots /
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual: None / None
Wind Direction: 60°
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: N/A / N/A
Altimeter Setting: 29.9 inches Hg
Temperature/Dew Point: 2°C / 2°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: Clark, SD (8D7)
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Destination: Webster, SD (1D7)
Type of Clearance: None
Departure Time: 1115 CDT
Type of Airspace: Class G 

At 1053, the meteorological aerodrome report from Watertown Regional Airport (ATY), Watertown, South Dakota, located 26 miles southeast of the accident site reported wind from 060° at 6 knots, 10 miles visibility or greater, overcast ceiling at 600 ft agl, temperature 2°C, and dew point 2°C. At the same time, Aberdeen Regional Airport (ABR), located 37 miles northwest of the accident site, reported wind calm, 4 miles visibility, mist, overcast ceiling at 500 ft agl, temperature 5°C, and dew point 4°C.

At 1153, ATY reported wind from 090° at 6 knots, 10 miles visibility or greater, scattered clouds at 600 ft agl, overcast ceiling at 1,900 ft agl, temperature 3°C, and dew point 2°C. At the same time, ABR reported wind calm, 5 miles visibility, mist, overcast ceiling at 500 ft agl, temperature 6°C, and dew point 4°C.

The closest National Weather Service Weather Surveillance Radar-1988 Doppler to the accident site was at ABR. The radar imagery indicated no precipitation targets above the accident site about the time of the accident. AIRMETs Sierra and Zulu were valid for the accident site at the accident time and during the previous flight on the morning of the accident (FSD to 8D7). The AIRMETs, which were issued at 0345 and 0945, indicated that instrument flight rules conditions existed due to mist and fog.

The pilot did not request a weather briefing through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flight service contractor, and a search of archived ForeFlight information found no evidence indicating that the pilot requested or reviewed any of the company's weather information. The available evidence did not indicate if the pilot checked or received weather information from another source before or during the accident flight. 

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 Fatal
Aircraft Damage: Destroyed
Passenger Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Fire: On-Ground
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Fatal
Latitude, Longitude: 45.108611, -97.694444 

The airplane impacted terrain in a nose-down, left-wing-low attitude, and a postimpact fire consumed the cabin. The wreckage path extended about 270 ft on an easterly heading, and soot was observed on multiple pieces of the wreckage debris.

The engine was inverted near the impact crater. The six cylinders, which remained attached to the crankcase with varying degrees of impact damage, were inspected with a lighted borescope and no preimpact anomalies were noted. The crankshaft propeller flange was fractured from the crankshaft and remained attached to the propeller hub.

The propeller separated from the engine, and all three blades exhibited leading edge gouges and chordwise scratches. One blade was broken out of the hub and was bent aft from the root to the tip. The other two blades remained in the hub and exhibited S-shaped bending.

The fuel pump was disassembled; the shear shaft was intact, and no preimpact anomalies were noted. The magnetos had separated due to impact and could not be functionally tested. The fuel screen had no obstructions.

Control cable continuity was established for the aileron, rudder, elevator, and elevator trim. The instrument panel was fragmented and destroyed by postimpact fire. The pilot-side attitude indicator gyro rotor showed evidence of rotational scoring. The postaccident examinations of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. 

Medical And Pathological Information


The Sanford Health Pathology Clinic, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, performed an autopsy on the pilot. His cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries. Toxicology testing performed at the FAA Forensic Sciences Laboratory was negative for drugs and ethanol.

Location: Bradley, SD
Accident Number: CEN19FA021
Date & Time: 11/02/2018, 1130 CDT
Registration: N81KD
Aircraft: Cessna 210
Injuries: 1 Fatal
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal 

On November 2, 2018, about 1136 central daylight time, a Cessna T210N airplane, N81KD, impacted terrain near Bradley, South Dakota. The pilot was fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Day instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight, which departed about 1115 without a flight plan from Clark County Airport (8D7), Clark, South Dakota, with a destination of Sigurd Anderson Airport (1D7), Webster, South Dakota.

According to air traffic control data, the pilot departed Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD), Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with a destination of his home airport at 1D7. Due to poor weather conditions at 1D7, the pilot diverted to 8D7 and landed there about 0940.

At 1108, during taxi out at 8D7, the pilot phoned a friend to ask about weather conditions closer to 1D7. After his friend stated that low overcast clouds existed at his location, the pilot departed 8D7 and flew toward 1D7, about 40 miles away.

A witness near the accident site, which was midway between 8D7 and 1D7, heard "an airplane that seemed to climb and descend twice, followed by a loud noise". The airplane impacted a farm area with a steep nose-down angle and a post-crash fire ensued. 

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Cessna
Registration: N81KD
Model/Series: 210 N
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built: No
Operator:
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None 

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: Instrument Conditions
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KATY, 1748 ft msl
Observation Time: 1053 CDT
Distance from Accident Site: 26 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 2°C / 2°C
Lowest Cloud Condition:
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 6 knots / , 60°
Lowest Ceiling: Overcast / 600 ft agl
Visibility:  10 Miles
Altimeter Setting: 29.9 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Departure Point: Clark, SD (8D7)
Destination: Webster, SD (1D7) 

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 Fatal
Aircraft Damage: Destroyed
Passenger Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Fire: On-Ground
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: Unknown
Total Injuries: 1 Fatal
Latitude, Longitude: 45.108611, -97.694444


John Shoemaker

WEBSTER- John Shoemaker, 47 of Webster died on Friday, November 2, 2018 near Bradley.

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday November 9, 2018 at the Webster Armory; Rev. Mike DeKraai of St. John’s Lutheran Church will officiate. Burial will be in the Webster Cemetery.

Visitation will be Thursday 5-7 P.M. at the Webster Armory closing with a 7 P.M. prayer service.

In lieu of flowers the family prefers memorials directed to Webster 20/20 Inc., Shoemaker Memorial Fund, 513 Main St., Webster, SD 57274.

John Edward Shoemaker was born on December 21, 1970 to Roger and Marie (Tvinnereim) Shoemaker in Aberdeen, South Dakota. He was baptized at the United Methodist Church in Aberdeen in 1971. In 1972 the family moved to Redfield. In 1976, when John was six years old, the family moved to Webster where he attended Webster Public School and graduated from high school in 1989. During junior high and high school years he was very active in school plays, band, chorus, madrigal, swing choir, jazz band and All State Chorus. He loved to play his tenor saxophone and did many instrumental and vocal solos. One of his favorite achievements was traveling around Europe with a musical chorus. He also participated in wrestling, basketball and football. Following high school John attended S.D.S.U. in Brookings where he was a member of the Statesmen Chorus which allowed him to travel to many different states.

In 1992 he returned to Webster and joined his grandfather, Russell and father, Roger Shoemaker in the family owned business, Webster Scale, Inc. On October 7, 2000 he was united in marriage to Angela Gross at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Webster. To this union three beautiful children were born, Faith, Cade and Trace and a stepson, Baron Yexley. The couple continued to live in Webster and work in the family business. He became a Registered Scale Service Technician in four states, and then the business ventured into road building. He was a finish motor grader operator. John loved to teach new employees how to operate equipment. He, along with his brother, Joel was engaged in some ranching and also raised Red Angus Cattle. 

John is a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church where he was confirmed and was active in youth activities. He was a choir member from first grade through his senior year in high school. John enjoyed High League activities and even gave the sermon for the Easter sunrise services. He was active in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. John enjoyed hunting with friends, horseback riding, snowmobiling, gardening, canning, boating and teaching his kids, nieces and nephews how to waterski. He loved to cook and devour his own creations. John was an avid supporter of his children’s academic and sporting activities, as well as his nieces and nephews. One of his greatest triumphs was passing his flight training test within 31 days. He owned a 210 Cessna of which he was very proud. Aviation was John’s true passion. He thrived on taking others up in the air. He was a member of the AGC Board where he was vice president elect, He received the W award in 2017 from Webster Area Development Corporation, he also served on the L.A.T.I. board. John always had a hearty laugh, a firm handshake and a toothpick behind his ear!

John passed away on November 2, 2018 near Bradley, South Dakota at the age of 47 years, 10 months and 12 days. 

Survivors include his wife, Angela of Webster; his children, Faith, Cade and Trace of Webster, SD; stepson, Baron Yexley of Clark, SD; his mother and step-father, Marie (Dennis) Johnson of Webster, SD; his father and step-mother, Roger (Teresa) Shoemaker of Webster, SD; one brother, Joel (Alyssa) Shoemaker of Webster, SD; a sister-in-law, Charla Shoemaker of Webster; his father-in-law and mother in-law, Lester and Darlene Gross, and two brothers-in-law, Jeremy Gross, and Lance (Jessica) Gross all of Franklin, AR; his paternal grandfather, Russell Shoemaker and his maternal grandfather, Donald Tvinnereim both of Webster, SD; step-sisters, Debbie (Mark) Loe and Robin Jacobson; step-brother, Aaron Whitney; step-sister, Amber (Will) Fish; step brothers, Aaron (Sarah) Johnson, Matthew (Mel) Johnson and Ben (Nichole) Johnson; many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and a host of wonderful friends. He was preceded in death by his brother, Jason, paternal grandmother, Doris Shoemaker and maternal grandmother, Winefred Tvinnereim.

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CLARK COUNTY, SD (KSFY) - The Clark County Sheriff's Department says one man is dead after his single-engine plane crashed Friday afternoon in northeast South Dakota.

John Shoemaker, 47, was flying a Cessna 210 from Clark to Webster. The plane went down northwest of Bradley.

Shoemaker died in the crash.

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of the accident.

Original article can be found here ➤ https://www.valleynewslive.com

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