20020426007479A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 210 · Albuquerque, NM · April 26, 2002

Date
April 26, 2002 · 19:15 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Airport
Albuquerque International Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6394B
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW02LA131
Reported as
Cessna 210
Reported engine
Continental IO470F
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,396 total700 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(.19) On April 26, 2002, at 1915 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 210 single-engine airplane, N6394B, sustained substantial damage during landing at the Albuquerque International Airport, Albuquerque, new Mexico. The airplane was owned and operated by cabezon leasing, LLC, of Albuquerque, new Mexico, dba mountain aviation, of tijeras, new Mexico, under 14 code of federal regulations part 91. The airplane transport pilot and his two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal cross-country flight, and a flight plan was not filed. The flight originated at farmington, new Mexico, approximately 1800. The pilot reported that after the initial touchdown on runway 21, the airplane became airborne and "in an instant later slammed on the nose wheel." The nose landing gear tire had a "blow-out" and the airplane slid to a stop. The FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, found the nose landing gear assembly collapsed. There was structural damage found at the engine firewall. The pilot reported that during the landing the wind was from 190 degrees at 27 knots gusting to 39 knots. At 1856, the weather observation facility at Albuquerque reported the wind from 200 degrees at 20 knots with gusts to 36 knots. At 1956, the weather observation facility at Albuquerque reported the wind from 190 degrees at 21 knots with gusts to 26 knots. (-23) on April 26, 2002, at 1915 MDT, a Cessna 210, N6394B, registered to cabezon leasing LLC, blew the nose tire on landing at Albuquerque International Airport, Albuquerque, NM, while on a private business flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan has been filed. Although the aircraft did not initially appear to be substantially damaged, it had sustained major structural damage to the engine firewall as a result of the nose wheel assembly grinding into the runway surface putting severe strain on the airframe. The certificated airline transport pilot and two passengers were uninjured. The flight originated at farmington, NM, on April 26, 2002, at approximately 1800 MDT. (.4) on April 26, 2002, at 1915 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 210 single-engine airplane, N6394B, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing at the Albuquerque international sunport airport, at Albuquerque, new mex ico. The airplane was owned by cabezon leasing, LLC, of Albuquerque, new Mexico, and operated by mountain aviation, of tijeras, new Mexico, under 14 code of federal regulations part 91. The airline transport rated pilot and his two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal cross-country flight, and a flight plan was not filed. The flight originated at farmington, new Mexico, approximately 1800. The pilot reported that after the initial touchdown on runway 21, the airplane became airborne and "in an instant later slammed on the nose wheel." The nose landing gear tire had a "blow-out," and the airplane slid to a stop. The FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, found structural damage at the engine firewall. The pilot reported that during the landing, the wind was from 190 degrees at 27 knots gusting to 39 knots. At 1856, the weather observation facility at Albuquerque reported the wind from 200 degrees at 20 knots with gusts to 36 knots. At 1956, the weather observation facility at Albuquerque reported the wind from 190 degrees at 21 knots with gusts to 26 knots.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON APRIL 26, 2002, AT 1915 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 210 SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N6394B, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING AT THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY CABEZON LEASING, LLC, OF ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, DBA MOUNTAIN AVIATION, OF TIJERAS, NEW MEXICO, UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE AIRPLANE TRANSPORT PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO, APPROXIMATELY 1800. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 21, THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE AND "IN AN INSTANT LATER SLAMMED ON THE NOSE WHEEL." THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TIRE HAD A "BLOW-OUT" AND THE AIRPLANE SLID TO A STOP. THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, FOUND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY COLLAPSED. THERE WAS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE FOUND AT THE ENGINE FIREWALL. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING THE WIND WAS FROM 190 DEGREES AT 27 KNOTS GUSTING TO 39 KNOTS. AT 1856, THE WEATHER OBSERVATION FACILITY AT ALBUQUERQUE REPORTED THE WIND FROM 200 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 36 KNOTS. AT 1956, THE WEATHER OBSERVATION FACILITY AT ALBUQUERQUE REPORTED THE WIND FROM 190 DEGREES AT 21 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 26 KNOTS. (-23) ON APRIL 26, 2002, AT 1915 MDT, A CESSNA 210, N6394B, REGISTERED TO CABEZON LEASING LLC, BLEW THE NOSE TIRE ON LANDING AT ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NM, WHILE ON A PRIVATE BUSINESS FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAS BEEN FILED. ALTHOUGH THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT INITIALLY APPEAR TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, IT HAD SUSTAINED MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL AS A RESULT OF THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY GRINDING INTO THE RUNWAY SURFACE PUTTING SEVERE STRAIN ON THE AIRFRAME. THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FARMINGTON, NM, ON APRIL 26, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 MDT. (.4) ON APRIL 26, 2002, AT 1915 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 210 SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N6394B, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING AT THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL SUNPORT AIRPORT, AT ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEX ICO. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED BY CABEZON LEASING, LLC, OF ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, AND OPERATED BY MOUNTAIN AVIATION, OF TIJERAS, NEW MEXICO, UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO, APPROXIMATELY 1800. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 21, THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE AND "IN AN INSTANT LATER SLAMMED ON THE NOSE WHEEL." THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TIRE HAD A "BLOW-OUT," AND THE AIRPLANE SLID TO A STOP. THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, FOUND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AT THE ENGINE FIREWALL. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING, THE WIND WAS FROM 190 DEGREES AT 27 KNOTS GUSTING TO 39 KNOTS. AT 1856, THE WEATHER OBSERVATION FACILITY AT ALBUQUERQUE REPORTED THE WIND FROM 200 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 36 KNOTS. AT 1956, THE WEATHER OBSERVATION FACILITY AT ALBUQUERQUE REPORTED THE WIND FROM 190 DEGREES AT 21 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 26 KNOTS.

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