# Accident 19980902039159A: Cessna T210M, Mc Allen, TX, September 2, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1998, 15:30 local time
- Place: Mc Allen, TX
- Airport: Miller International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2034° N, 98.2300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAllen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2034&lon=-98.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: XARIM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 60 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980902039159A

## Narrative

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

(19)ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1998, AT 1545 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA T210M AIRPLANE, MEXICAN REGISTRATION XA-RIM, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING LANDING AT MCALLEN MILLER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN MCALLEN, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY MILENIUM AIR SERVICIOS OF GUADALAJARA, MEXICO.  THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 CROSS COUNTRY FERRY FLIGHT FROM REYNOSA, MEXICO, TO MCALLEN.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S WRITTEN STATEMENT, DURING THE TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 31, A "HEAVY CROSSWIND" MADE HIM "LOSE CONTROL," AND THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  HE TURNED THE AIRPLANE TO PARALLEL THE RUNWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP;  HOWEVER, HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE THE NOSE WHEEL IMPACTED THE EMBANKMENT AT THE EDGE OF INTERSECTING RUNWAY 18-36.  THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN, SLID ACROSS RUNWAY 18-36 AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS.  AT 1553, THE REPORTED WINDS AT THE AIRPORT WERE FROM 020 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS.                                                            (-23)DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 31, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY AND INTO THE TAXIWAY, THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  WEATHER INFORMATION FORM THE MCALLEN TOWER IS AS FOLLOWS: AT 2045, WIND 360 AT 11, VISIBILITY 10, SKY CLEAR, TEMPERATURE 34, DEW POINT 22 AT 2981.  NO NMAC.  NO FIRE RESULTED FORM THIS ACCIDENT.                 (.4)DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON RUNWAY 31 WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND, THE COMMERCIAL PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, AND IT EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRPLANE TO PARALLEL THE RUNWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP; HOWEVER, HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE THE NOSE WHEEL IMPACTED THE EMBANKMENT AT THE EDGE OF INTERSECTING RUNWAY 18/36. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN, SLID ACROSS RUNWAY 18/36 AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE WIND WAS FROM 010 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS GUSTING TO 15 KNOTS.  AT 1553, THE REPORTED WINDS AT THE AIRPORT WERE FROM 020 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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