What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4)During landing, the airplane touched down, bounced 'slightly', and the pilot added a 'small amount of power.' The aircraft touched down again approximately 100 feet further down the runway and started to drift to the left. The pilot 'applied full right rudder and right brake;' however, the airplane exited the left side of the runway, struck 'the only tree in that area' with the left wing, 'cart wheeled' and came to rest inverted. (-23)on 8-27-99, at 1838 local time, a Cessna 210 N6657X, owned and operated by the pilot, was substantially damaged during a hard landing. The airport, a 3300 foot turf strip, known as Flying Cap Valley Airport, is locted near Grapevine, Texas. The aircraft came to rest inverted, and the pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, received minor injuries when he released his seat belt and fell on his head. The aircraft flew non-stop from indianapolis, Indiana with northwest regional airport as his destination. However when he arrived, he decided to land at the smaller airport closer to his home. During the first attempt, he landed long and hard and when he bounced he aborted the landing to try again. During the second attempt, he landed ha rd again and the left main gear failed, the aircraft exited the left side of the runway, with the left wing impacting a small tree and flipping the aircraft inverted. The pilot had only recently purchased the Cessna 210, he previously owned a Cessna 172, a somewhat lighter aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)DURING LANDING, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, BOUNCED 'SLIGHTLY', AND THE PILOT ADDED A 'SMALL AMOUNT OF POWER.' THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY AND STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT 'APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND RIGHT BRAKE;' HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK 'THE ONLY TREE IN THAT AREA' WITH THE LEFT WING, 'CART WHEELED' AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. (-23)ON 8-27-99, AT 1838 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 210 N6657X, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A HARD LANDING. THE AIRPORT, A 3300 FOOT TURF STRIP, KNOWN AS FLYING CAP VALLEY AIRPORT, IS LOCTED NEAR GRAPEVINE, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED, AND THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES WHEN HE RELEASED HIS SEAT BELT AND FELL ON HIS HEAD. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW NON-STOP FROM INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA WITH NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT AS HIS DESTINATION. HOWEVER WHEN HE ARRIVED, HE DECIDED TO LAND AT THE SMALLER AIRPORT CLOSER TO HIS HOME. DURING THE FIRST ATTEMPT, HE LANDED LONG AND HARD AND WHEN HE BOUNCED HE ABORTED THE LANDING TO TRY AGAIN. DURING THE SECOND ATTEMPT, HE LANDED HA RD AGAIN AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED, THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, WITH THE LEFT WING IMPACTING A SMALL TREE AND FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT INVERTED. THE PILOT HAD ONLY RECENTLY PURCHASED THE CESSNA 210, HE PREVIOUSLY OWNED A CESSNA 172, A SOMEWHAT LIGHTER AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.