# Accident 19910418011519A: Cessna P210N, Olean, NY, April 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1991, 17:10 local time
- Place: Olean, NY
- Airport: Olean Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0798° N, 78.4295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0798&lon=-78.4295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90TL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90TL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520P
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 465 total, 170 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910418011519A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DRAGGED TAIL LANDING AND CAME DOWN HARD ON MAINS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC91LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA118), Apr 18, 1991: Cessna P210 (N90TL), Olean, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE AND THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITION.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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