# Accident 20020426007479A: Cessna 210, Albuquerque, NM, April 26, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 26, 2002, 19:15 local time - Place: Albuquerque, NM - Airport: Albuquerque International Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.0403° N, 106.6092° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0403&lon=-106.6092&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6394B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6394B) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-470 series (registry code 17044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210 - Reported engine: CONT IO470F - People aboard: 3 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 8,396 total, 700 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA131) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020426007479A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.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. ## 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 FTW02LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA131), Apr 27, 2002: Cessna 210 (N6394B), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions resulting in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the gusty winds. ## Other reports on N6394B (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20011101029529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011101029529I), Nov 1, 2001: Cessna 210 (N6394B), Los Lunas, NM. (-23) On November 2, 2001, at 1930 MST, a Cessna 210, N6394B, registered to cabezon leasing LLC, made a forced landing on new Mexico state highway 314 adjacent… 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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