# Accident 19991015029709A: Cessna 210, Las Vegas, NV, October 15, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 15, 1999, 17:30 local time - Place: Las Vegas, NV - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 36.1602° N, 115.4297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1602&lon=-115.4297&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6556X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6556X-2017-02-22) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210 - Reported engine: CONT IO470* - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 610 total, 7 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA022) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991015029709A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.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. ## 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 LAX00LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA022), Oct 16, 1999: Cessna 210 (N6556X), Enterprise, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll, which resulted in a collision with a ditch. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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