# Accident 20020727018649A: Cessna T210F, Willits, CA, July 27, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2002, 11:30 local time
- Place: Willits, CA
- Airport: Ells Field Willits Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0711° N, 123.3722° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0711&lon=-123.3722&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6776R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6776R-2018-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210F (registry code 2073422, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210F
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020727018649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT LANDED N6776R LONG (TOUCH DOWN ON THE LAST THIRD) ON RUNWAY 34 AT WILLITS, CA (O28) AND SLID OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SLID OVER A 15 FOOT EMBANKMENT AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX02LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA238), Jul 27, 2002: Cessna T210F (N6776R), Willits, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's misjudged, distance, and speed, and failure to attain the proper touchdown point.

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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