Cessna 210E accident near Pocatello, Idaho, July 3, 2000
On July 3, 2000 at about 4:10 am local time, a Cessna 210E, registered N2331F, was substantially damaged in an accident near Pocatello, Idaho (Pocatello Regional airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
Improper landing flare resulting in a hard landing. Factors include dark night environmental conditions and lack of recent experience for night landings.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 3, 2000 · about 4:10 am local time
- Place
- Pocatello, Idaho · Pocatello Regional · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210E · all 210Es on the register
- Registration
- N2331F · registry record · serial 21058531
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
In a written statement, the pilot reported that he misjudged the landing flair resulting in a hard landing. The aircraft's nose gear collapsed subsequent to the hard landing. The pilot reported that he had accomplished one night landing in the 90 days preceding the accident.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 534 hours in all; 252 in this make and model; 11 in the last 90 days; 9 in the last 30 days; 515 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,512 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 19, 1999; 35 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,100 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-A5B (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: BOI Boise ID at 3:00 am
- Destination: PIH
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 21, 9,056 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 160° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:56 am from PIH
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number SEA00LA123.