# Accident 20010315005519A: Cessna 210D, Lawton, OK, March 15, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 15, 2001, 11:49 local time - Place: Lawton, OK - Airport: Lawton Municipal - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.5683° N, 98.4167° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5683&lon=-98.4167&mi=10 - Aircraft: N210HS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210HS-2016-02-10) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 210D (registry code 2073414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D - Reported engine: CONT IO520A - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 611 total, 523 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA080) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010315005519A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON MARCH 15, 2001, AT 1149 CST, A CESSNA 210D AIRPLANE, N210HS, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND DURING THE LANDING/FLARE TOUCHDOWN AT THE LAWTON-FT SILL REGIONAL AIRPORT, LAWTON, OK. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER 14 CODE OF FED REGULATIONS PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND ACTIVATED FOR THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WHICH DEPARTED ALICE, TEXAS, AT 0830. THE FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AND REPORTED THAT THE OUTBOARD 5 FEET OF THE LEFT WING WAS BENT UPWARD APPROX. 1.5 FEET. (-23)WHILE ENROUTE TO HIS DESTINATION, ^PRIVACY DA^ REQUESTED FROM FLIGHT WATCH WHICH AIRPORT HAD THE MOST FAVORABLE WINDS FOR LANDING. THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO LAWTON, OK. LAWTON TOWER INFORMED PILOT WINDS WERE 310 AT 25 KTS ON HIS APPROACH. WHEN PILOT WAS ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN ON RUNWAY 35, LAWTON TOWER STATED THAT THE WIND WAS RAPIDLY CHANGING DIRECTION AND WAS NOT FROM 270 DEGREES. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLANE LANDED HARD AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF A/C RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO A/C. (.4) ON MARCH 15, 2001, AT 1149 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 210D AIRPLANE, N210HS, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE LANDING/FLARE TOUCHDOWN AT THE LAWTON-FORT SILL REGIONAL AIRPORT, LAWTON, OKLAHOMA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THE PILOT RATED PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT. AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND ACTIVATED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, WHICH DEPARTED ALICE, TEXAS, AT 0900. ON THE PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT (NTSB FORM 6120.1/2), THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION PRIOR TO THE DEPARTURE FROM ALICE, TEXAS. EN ROUTE THE FLIGHT EXPERIENCED HEADWINDS AT 20-25 KNOTS, AND THE PILOT OBTAINED AN UPDATE ON THE WINDS BY CONTACTING FLIGHT WATCH. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE FLIGHT TO LAWTON AND WAS INFORMED BY THE TOWER CONTROLLER THAT THE WINDS WERE FROM 310 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS AT THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE L ANDING FLARE/TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 35, THE CONTROLLER STATED "THE WIND WAS CHANGING RAPIDLY AND WAS NOW FROM 270." THE PILOT REPORTED THAT "AT TOUCHDOWN THE CROSSWIND OVERCAME MY ABILITY TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT, AND SUBSEQUENTLY [THE AIRPLANE] RAN OFF THE RUNWAY." THE PILOT RATED PASSENGER REPORTED THE EN ROUTE HEADWINDS WERE AT 30-35 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATED TURBULENCE. THE LAWTON TOWER CONTROLLER CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND, NUMBER TWO, BEHIND ANOTHER AIRCRAFT THAT REPORTED A LOSS OF 10 KNOTS AIRSPEED AT TOUCHDOWN. FURTHER, THE PILOT RATED PASSENGER STATED THAT THE TOWER REPORTED A "WIND SHIFT FROM 25 KNOTS AT 310, TO 45 KNOTS AT 270." DURING THE LANDING FLARE/TOUCHDOWN, "THE LEFT WING DIPPED...THE WIND CAUGHT THE AIRPLANE," AND IT WAS LIFTED BACK INTO THE AIR TO APPROXIMATELY 8-10 FEET AGL. THE PILOT "GOT THE AIRPLANE BACK DOWN, THE WIND AGAIN CAUGHT THE LEFT WING," AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT "FORCED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER WITH THE WIND, TO THE RIGHT OFF THE RUNWAY IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE AIRPLANE FROM TURNING UPSIDE DOWN." THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND A TAXIWAY. THE FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AND REPORTED THAT THE OUTBOARD 5 FEET OF THE LEFT WING WAS BENT UPWARD APPROXIMATELY 1.5 FEET. AT 1253, THE WEATHER OBSERVATION FACILITY AT THE AIRPORT REPORTED THE WIND FROM 300 DEGREES AT 23 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 31 KNOTS. ## 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 FTW01LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA080), Mar 15, 2001: Cessna 210D (N210HS), Lawton, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing flare/touchdown. A contributing factor was the crosswind. ## Other reports on N210HS (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20130109000579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130109000579I), Jan 9, 2013: Cessna 210D (N210HS), Hearne, TX, Substantial damage. 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