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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210B · Redlands, CA · February 20, 2003

Date: February 20, 2003 · 16:00 local
Place: Redlands, CA
Airport: Redlands Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9549X
Reported as: Cessna 210B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total700 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N9549XRegistration cancelled May 19, 2015 · Cessna 210BS/N 21057849 · Built 1962 Airframe modelCessna 210B Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) The PIC indicated that the sun glare from the west made it difficult for him to identify and land on runway 26. As the pilot was on short final to runway 26, he inadvertently landed on the gravel infield of the airport located between runway 26 and the taxiway. Upon contact with the gravel, the nose wheel collapsed. A local a&p/ia that worked at the airport inspected this aircraft and determined that there was no structural damage. The pilot was counseled on how to land on the runway when the sun is setting. Issued warning notice to pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PIC INDICATED THAT THE SUN GLARE FROM THE WEST MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO IDENTIFY AND LAND ON RUNWAY 26. AS THE PILOT WAS ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 26, HE INADVERTENTLY LANDED ON THE GRAVEL INFIELD OF THE AIRPORT LOCATED BETWEEN RUNWAY 26 AND THE TAXIWAY. UPON CONTACT WITH THE GRAVEL, THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED. A LOCAL A&P/IA THAT WORKED AT THE AIRPORT INSPECTED THIS AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON HOW TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY WHEN THE SUN IS SETTING. ISSUED WARNING NOTICE TO PILOT.