# Accident 19991107042499A: Cessna 210K, Rochester, IN, November 7, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1999, 10:44 local time
- Place: Rochester, IN
- Airport: Fulton County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0595° N, 86.1897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0595&lon=-86.1897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8235M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8235M-2013-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210K (registry code 2073446, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210K
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,442 total, 1,129 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991107042499A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AIRPLANE WAS CONFIGURED FOR LANDING WITH THE LANDING GEAR DOWN, FULL FLAPS, FULL PROPELLER PITCH, AND 80 MPH. HE REPORTED THAT, 'SOMETHING MADE PLANE SETTLE FASTER THAN NORMAL AND LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY... .' RUNWAY 11 HAD BEEN CLOSED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION AND THE TAXIWAY WAS BEING USED FOR TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS.  THE AIRPLANE LANDED SHORT OF THE TAXIWAY AND THE NOSE GEAR IMPACTED A CULVERT PRIOR TO ROLLING ONTO THE TAXIWAY.  THE INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED NO ANOMALIES.               (-23)DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE TEMPORARY TAXIWAY/RUNWAY 11.  THE NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF.  THE RIGHT WING TIP SUSTAINED DAMAGE.  ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY TO HER LITTLE FINGER ON HER LEFT HAND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CHI00LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA026), Nov 7, 1999: Cessna 210 (N8235M), Rochester, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot did not obtain the proper touchdown point. Factors included the closed runway and the culvert.

## Other reports on N8235M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780412012029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780412012029I), Apr 12, 1978: Cessna 210K (N8235M), Evansville, IN, Minor damage. Forced landing after fuel exhaustion. Gauge found inaccurate

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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