# Accident 19970721045779A: Cessna T210H, Stehekin, WA, July 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1997, 19:00 local time
- Place: Stehekin, WA
- Airport: Stehekin State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3406° N, 120.7006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3406&lon=-120.7006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6922R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6922R-2014-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210H (registry code 2073438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210H
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,814 total, 4,955 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970721045779A

## Narrative

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

(.4) DURING APPROACH TO A GRASS AIRSTRIP LOCATED IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, THE SUN WAS DIRECTLY IN THE PILOT'S FACE AND THE WINDSOCK WAS IN A SHADOW. THE PILOT MISREAD THE WINDSOCK AND LANDED DOWNWIND.  THE AIRPLANE OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER IN A SOFT BOG AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA97LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA175), Jul 22, 1997: Cessna T210H (N6922R), Stehekin, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misreading of the windsock and subsequent downwind landing. Factors in the accident were the sunglare and tailwind.

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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