# Accident 19990827042429A: Cessna 210A, Grapevine, TX, August 27, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1999, 18:38 local time
- Place: Grapevine, TX
- Airport: Flying Cap Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9291° N, 97.0700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9291&lon=-97.0700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6657X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6657X-2000-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210A (registry code 2073408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- Reported engine: CONT IO470E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 926 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990827042429A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 FTW99LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA242), Aug 27, 1999: Cessna 210A (N6657X), Grapevine, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing.

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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