# Accident 20020716023479A: Cessna T210M, Grass Valley, CA, July 16, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2002
- Place: Grass Valley, CA
- Airport: Nevada County Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2239° N, 121.0031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2239&lon=-121.0031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761HP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761HP-2005-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020716023479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED ROUGH TERRAIN AND VEGETATION AFTER VEERING OFF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. NEITHER THE PILOT/OWNER, NOR TWO OF THE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. THE FOURTH PASSENGER SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 4 HOURS EARLIER AT HALLE, IDAHO ABOUT 0814 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME. THE PILOT REPORTED TO NTSB INVESTIGATOR HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT INDICATED THE WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST, AND VARIABLE IN SPEED AND DIRECTION, DURING HIS LANDING ON RUNWAY 27. HE INDICATED HE INCREASED HIS LANDING SPEED AND "TOUCHED DOWN A LITTLE FASTER THEN NORMAL" TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND. ON LANDING HE HEARD A "METALLIC CLANK SOUND" THEN PULLED UP AND THE AIRCRAFT BRIEFLY BECAME AIRBORNE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY, HE LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX02LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA229), Jul 16, 2002: Cessna T210M (N761HP), Grass Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right main landing gear wheel, which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control during landing rollout. A factor in the accident was the failure of…

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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