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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T210N · Silver City, NM · April 5, 1997

Date: April 5, 1997 · 11:45 local
Place: Silver City, NM
Airport: Whiskey Creek Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4864U
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97LA155
Reported as: Cessna T210N
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520R
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 225 total8 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N4864URegistration cancelled Aug 25, 1998 · Cessna T210NS/N 21064826 Airframe modelCessna T210N

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What happened

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Lost directional control landing. Weathervaned into crosswind. Crosswind component exceded. Struck dirt mound. (-23) during a cross wind landing at Whiskey Creek Airport, the aircraft touched down but started to veer to the right. The pilot corrected but the aircraft went off the runway on the left side. The aircraft traveled approximately 600' parallel to the runway when it impacted a dirt mound approximately 3' high. The aircraft was flipped over on its back, the nose gear broke off and the right wing sustained major damage. The engine mounts broke so only lines & cable held the engine in place. Vertical stabilizer was crushed. Landing rwy 35. Wind gusty 270 degrees at 25.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. WEATHERVANED INTO CROSSWIND. CROSSWIND COMPONENT EXCEDED. STRUCK DIRT MOUND. (-23) DURING A CROSS WIND LANDING AT WHISKEY CREEK AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN BUT STARTED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT CORRECTED BUT THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 600' PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY WHEN IT IMPACTED A DIRT MOUND APPROXIMATELY 3' HIGH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK, THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF AND THE RIGHT WING SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. THE ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE SO ONLY LINES & CABLE HELD THE ENGINE IN PLACE. VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS CRUSHED. LANDING RWY 35. WIND GUSTY 270 DEGREES AT 25.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB FTW97LA155Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSilver City, NMThe high wind and the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions. Factors were the crosswind and wind gusts.Apr 5, 1997 · Substantial damage