What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On October 15, 1999, at 1730 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna 210, N6556X, veered off the runway and impacted a ditch at a private airstrip approximately 10 miles south of Las Vegas, Nevada. The airplane, operated by mile high flying club, huntington beach, California, sustained substantial damage. The commercial pilot/owner was not injured. The local area personal flight originated from Las Vegas at an unspecified time. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot reported that he performed a normal landing to the east on the east-west runway. The aircraft veered to the right off the runway and impacted a gully that ran parallel to the runway edge. The gully was approximately 10 to 15 feet deep. A federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector from the Las Vegas flight standards district office responded to the accident site examined the aircraft. He reported that the nose gear had failed aft and remained inflated. The right landing gear was also inflated but had separated. The left landing gear remained attached to the strut. Further, the left wing spar was twisted and the wingtip was crushed. The windshield had separat ed. The left landing gear remained attached to the strut. Further, the left wing spar was twisted and the wingtip was crushed. The windshield had separated. The lower fuselage was depressed about 1 inch aft of the engine compartment. About 3 inches were missing from one of the propeller blades. One engine mount had separated on top of the firewall. The FAA inspector reported that the runway was approximately 1,850 feet in length and 25 to 30 feet wide. He stated that high obstacles bordered each end of the runway. He further stated that the runway, which had previously been dirt, had recently been paved with asphalt. The runway edges were still wet at the time of the accident. The accident was reported to the safety board on October 22, 1999. (-23)the pilot lost control of his a/c while landing on a private airstrip. The runway is approx. 1850 feet long x 25 feet wide; an irregular, crude asphalt surface. The runway is bound on either end by obstacles: power lines on the east and a small mountain on the west. The pilot flew his approach from the west. On landing, the a/c drifted right on the last third of the runway, and the right main gear separated from the a/c as it encountered an asphalt berm. The a/c continued off the end of the runway and into a gully with an approx. depth of 15 feet. The nose gear departed the a/c sometime after the right main gear. Other damage included, but was not limited to:the keel beam, engine mount, firewall, windshield, left wing main spar, left wingtip, propeller, horizontal stabilizer. This accident was reported to Las Vegas standards by the pilot on the afternoon of October 21, 1999, six days after it happened.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON OCTOBER 15, 1999, AT 1730 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 210, N6556X, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A DITCH AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES SOUTH OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. THE AIRPLANE, OPERATED BY MILE HIGH FLYING CLUB, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT/OWNER WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LAS VEGAS AT AN UNSPECIFIED TIME. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE PERFORMED A NORMAL LANDING TO THE EAST ON THE EAST-WEST RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT OFF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A GULLY THAT RAN PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY EDGE. THE GULLY WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 FEET DEEP. A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR FROM THE LAS VEGAS FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT. HE REPORTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR HAD FAILED AFT AND REMAINED INFLATED. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR WAS ALSO INFLATED BUT HAD SEPARATED. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE STRUT. FURTHER, THE LEFT WING SPAR WAS TWISTED AND THE WINGTIP WAS CRUSHED. THE WINDSHIELD HAD SEPARAT ED. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE STRUT. FURTHER, THE LEFT WING SPAR WAS TWISTED AND THE WINGTIP WAS CRUSHED. THE WINDSHIELD HAD SEPARATED. THE LOWER FUSELAGE WAS DEPRESSED ABOUT 1 INCH AFT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ABOUT 3 INCHES WERE MISSING FROM ONE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES. ONE ENGINE MOUNT HAD SEPARATED ON TOP OF THE FIREWALL. THE FAA INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT THE RUNWAY WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,850 FEET IN LENGTH AND 25 TO 30 FEET WIDE. HE STATED THAT HIGH OBSTACLES BORDERED EACH END OF THE RUNWAY. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE RUNWAY, WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN DIRT, HAD RECENTLY BEEN PAVED WITH ASPHALT. THE RUNWAY EDGES WERE STILL WET AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE SAFETY BOARD ON OCTOBER 22, 1999. (-23)THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF HIS A/C WHILE LANDING ON A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. THE RUNWAY IS APPROX. 1850 FEET LONG X 25 FEET WIDE; AN IRREGULAR, CRUDE ASPHALT SURFACE. THE RUNWAY IS BOUND ON EITHER END BY OBSTACLES: POWER LINES ON THE EAST AND A SMALL MOUNTAIN ON THE WEST. THE PILOT FLEW HIS APPROACH FROM THE WEST. ON LANDING, THE A/C DRIFTED RIGHT ON THE LAST THIRD OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE A/C AS IT ENCOUNTERED AN ASPHALT BERM. THE A/C CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO A GULLY WITH AN APPROX. DEPTH OF 15 FEET. THE NOSE GEAR DEPARTED THE A/C SOMETIME AFTER THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. OTHER DAMAGE INCLUDED, BUT WAS NOT LIMITED TO:THE KEEL BEAM, ENGINE MOUNT, FIREWALL, WINDSHIELD, LEFT WING MAIN SPAR, LEFT WINGTIP, PROPELLER, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THIS ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO LAS VEGAS STANDARDS BY THE PILOT ON THE AFTERNOON OF OCTOBER 21, 1999, SIX DAYS AFTER IT HAPPENED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.