# Accident 19960215001799A: Cessna 210B, Shelbyville, IL, February 15, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1996, 10:15 local time
- Place: Shelbyville, IL
- Airport: Shelby County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4003° N, 88.7997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4003&lon=-88.7997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9614X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9614X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210B (registry code 2073410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 203 total, 29 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960215001799A

## Narrative

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

LANDED NOSE WHEEL FIRST. BOUNCED. PORPOISED BLEW THE TIRE. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO SOFT DIRT.NOSED OVER.DIDNT FLARE. (-23) DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT ON RUNWAY 36 AT SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT, SHELBYVILLE, ILLINOIS, THE  AIRMAN MADE A HARD LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE. ON THE FOURTH BOUNCE THE NOSE TIRE BLEW AND THE AIRCRAFT THEN DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND SUBSEQUENTLY FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 CHI96LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA089), Feb 15, 1996: Cessna 210 (N9614X), Shelbyville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's improper use of procedure by wearing unapproved correcting lenses, and his…

## Other reports on N9614X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750106000029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750106000029A), Jan 6, 1975: Cessna 210B (N9614X), Livingston, IL, Substantial damage. Rod saftied with improper part. Forced landing in farm fld.

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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