# Incident 20031110031849I: Cessna T210N, Johnstown, CO, November 10, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2003, 14:00 local time
- Place: Johnstown, CO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3167° N, 104.9067° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3167&lon=-104.9067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6961N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6961N-2009-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,406 total, 1,149 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031110031849I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 10, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, CESSNA T210N SERIAL NUMBER 21063171, REGISTRATION NUMBER N6961N WAS MAKING AN APPROACH INTO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP 2 MILES SOUTH OF JOHNSTOWN. AFTER LANDING, AND THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED AND DURING THE LAST HALF LANDING ROLLOUT A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT UP ON ITS NOSE CAUSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO BREAK OFF AND DAMAGING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS, THE ENGINE WAS AT IDLE POWER AND STOPPED ONCE THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING ONE OF THE PROP BLADES TO BE BENT BACK UNDER THE ENGINE NACELLE. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT AND RECEIVED ONLY MINOR BRUISES AND CUTS.

## 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 DEN04LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA021), Nov 10, 2003: Cessna T210N (N6961N), Johnstown, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors contributing to the accident were the gusting crosswinds.

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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