20061023025979A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T210G · Delta, CO · October 23, 2006

Date: October 23, 2006
Place: Delta, CO
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6849R
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN07CA015
Reported as: Cessna T210G
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 60 in the last 90 days

N6849RRegistration cancelled May 5, 2015 · Cessna T210GS/N T210-0249 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna T210G Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot stated that he flew the approach to runway 03 at an indicated 70 mph airspeed with 30 degrees of flaps. A left quartering tailwind of 10 KTS. Gusting to 15 KTS. Existed on short final. The pilot stated that he encountered wind shear and the aircraft developed a high vertical sink rate from which applied power could not recover. The aircraft hit the runway in a high nose attitude striking the tail first. The aircraft bounced back into the air and upon impacting the runway a second time, departed the right shoulder into the dirt collapsing the nose and left main landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE FLEW THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 03 AT AN INDICATED 70 MPH AIRSPEED WITH 30 DEGREES OF FLAPS. A LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND OF 10 KTS. GUSTING TO 15 KTS. EXISTED ON SHORT FINAL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR AND THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A HIGH VERTICAL SINK RATE FROM WHICH APPLIED POWER COULD NOT RECOVER. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY IN A HIGH NOSE ATTITUDE STRIKING THE TAIL FIRST. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AND UPON IMPACTING THE RUNWAY A SECOND TIME, DEPARTED THE RIGHT SHOULDER INTO THE DIRT COLLAPSING THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN07CA015Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDelta, COthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and a proper descent rate during the landing.Oct 23, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6849R · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19990617016789ILevel Off Touchdown · Montrose, CODuring landing at Montrose rwy 13, pilot forgot to extend landing gear. The landing was in gusty 30 knot quartering headwinds that required power until touch down. The conditions were turbulent enough to distract him from verifying that the landing gear was…Jun 17, 1999 · Minor damage Incident 19970203015099INormal Cruise · Moab, UTNarrative: pilot called in stating he ran out of gas enroute to Moab, UT. Landed aircraft along road. Aircraft received minor damage to propeller and nose landing gear. [privacy data omitted] This is the final report. EndFeb 3, 1997 · Reported as Cessna T210N · Minor damage