# Accident 19960902033349A: Cessna T210N, Wadsworth, OH, September 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1996, 19:40 local time
- Place: Wadsworth, OH
- Airport: Weltzien Skypark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0197° N, 81.7307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0197&lon=-81.7307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6614Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6614Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,297 total, 54 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960902033349A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND AND OVERRAN RUNWAY. STATED WINDSOCK LIMB UNTIL ON FINAL. (-23) AT 2004 HRS, 31 AUG 96 R.J. DONAHUE LANDED LONG AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AT SKYPARK AIRPORT (15G). DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL. NO INJURIES. ON DOWNWIND LEG WINDSOCK WAS LIMP. HOWEVER IMMEDIATELY WINDSOCK WAS INDICATING A TAILWIND AS OBSERVED BY ACCIDENT PILOT.

## 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 IAD96LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA143), Sep 2, 1996: Cessna T210N (N6614Y), Wadsworth, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed, and his failure to attain a proper touchdown point, during the landing. Factors related to the accident were: dusk light conditions, and a tailwind.

## Other reports on N6614Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19950705026099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950705026099I), Jul 5, 1995: Cessna T210N (N6614Y), Austin, TX, Minor damage. Lost nose wheel tire on landing roll. Axle nut came off. Nut not found. Damage to prop.
- [Incident 19850722038329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850722038329I), Jul 22, 1985: Cessna T210N (N6614Y), Modesto, CA, Minor damage. Nose wheel slowly collapsed on rollout. No mechanical indications found. Probable inadvertent retraction of gear.

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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