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FAA incident report · Cessna 210H · Midlothian/Waxa, TX · November 19, 1999

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Date
November 19, 1999 · 11:00 local
Place
Midlothian/Waxa, TX
Airport
Mid-Way Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5996F
Reported as
Cessna 210H
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
95 total20 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N5996FRegistered now · Cessna 210HS/N 21058996 · Built 1968Airframe modelCessna 210HEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot had landed aircraft at Mid-Way Airport to refuel. He departed Mid-Way Airport with full tanks and two persons. The flight to eagle's nest airport is approx. 10 minutes. On downwind the pilot identified a crosswind condition for landing. Final approach airspeed was approx. 75-85 KTS. With aircraft configured for landing ans just prior to touchdown wind shifted to a downwind condition. (A frontal passage was within approx. 3-4 miles of the airport) aircraft touched down approx. 200 feet from the approach endo of the 3200 foot runway. The runway slopes gradually in the ladding direction. After touchdown the pilot realized he probably did not have enough remaining runway to attempt a downwind departure. Braking was applied and the private pilot transferred control to the CFI. At that time Mr. Martinez continued to apply the brakes and slowed the aircraft. However, insufficient runway remained to completely stop aircraft. Mr. Martinez attempted to make the turn onto the last taxiway which was at the end of the runway. Aircraft speed was estimated at 20-30 mpg. Making the turn the left main gear slid off the edge of the taxiway into the dirt. The aircraft lost traction coming to rest abeam a wooden fence. The engine's mixture had been pulled, and ending RPM was very low when one blade of the propeller struck dirt as aircraft came to a stop. Minor damage was done to the prop blade.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT HAD LANDED AIRCRAFT AT MID-WAY AIRPORT TO REFUEL. HE DEPARTED MID-WAY AIRPORT WITH FULL TANKS AND TWO PERSONS. THE FLIGHT TO EAGLE'S NEST AIRPORT IS APPROX. 10 MINUTES. ON DOWNWIND THE PILOT IDENTIFIED A CROSSWIND CONDITION FOR LANDING. FINAL APPROACH AIRSPEED WAS APPROX. 75-85 KTS. WITH AIRCRAFT CONFIGURED FOR LANDING ANS JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN WIND SHIFTED TO A DOWNWIND CONDITION. (A FRONTAL PASSAGE WAS WITHIN APPROX. 3-4 MILES OF THE AIRPORT) AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROX. 200 FEET FROM THE APPROACH ENDO OF THE 3200 FOOT RUNWAY. THE RUNWAY SLOPES GRADUALLY IN THE LADDING DIRECTION. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT REALIZED HE PROBABLY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH REMAINING RUNWAY TO ATTEMPT A DOWNWIND DEPARTURE. BRAKING WAS APPLIED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT TRANSFERRED CONTROL TO THE CFI. AT THAT TIME MR. MARTINEZ CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT. HOWEVER, INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINED TO COMPLETELY STOP AIRCRAFT. MR. MARTINEZ ATTEMPTED TO MAKE THE TURN ONTO THE LAST TAXIWAY WHICH WAS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SPEED WAS ESTIMATED AT 20-30 MPG. MAKING THE TURN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SLID OFF THE EDGE OF THE TAXIWAY INTO THE DIRT. THE AIRCRAFT LOST TRACTION COMING TO REST ABEAM A WOODEN FENCE. THE ENGINE'S MIXTURE HAD BEEN PULLED, AND ENDING RPM WAS VERY LOW WHEN ONE BLADE OF THE PROPELLER STRUCK DIRT AS AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. MINOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE PROP BLADE.