# Accident 19990731010309A: Cessna T210J, Sequim, WA, July 31, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1999, 17:00 local time
- Place: Sequim, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0593° N, 123.0608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0593&lon=-123.0608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N821SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N821SB-2021-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210J (registry code 2073440, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210J
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990731010309A

## Narrative

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

ACFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY, AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. (-23)PILOT STATED THAT A CROSSWIND WAS PRESENT DURING FIRST FLY OVER OF THE AIRPORT.  SHE OPTED TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY WITHOUT THE OBSTACLES, BUT REALIZED TOO LOATE THE WIND HAD SHIFTED AND SHE WAS NOW LANDING WITH A  TAILWIND.  THE PILOT OPTED NOT TO GO AROUND AT THAT TIME AS SHE WAS UNCERTAIN SHE WOULD CLEAR THE OBSTACLES ON TAKEOFF.  SHE STATED SHE BEGAN BRAKING AS SONN AS SHE TOUCHED DOWN, BUT APPARENTLY ONLY ONE WHEEL WAS DOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, CONTACTING A BERM.  THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE PROP  WAS DAMAGED ALONG WITH THE END OF THE LEFT WING.

## 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 SEA99LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA140), Jul 31, 1999: Cessna T210J (N821SB), Sequim, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the changing wind conditions. Factors include a berm located off the east end of the runway and a 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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