# Accident 20061023025979A: Cessna T210G, Delta, CO, October 23, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2006
- Place: Delta, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7864° N, 108.0636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7864&lon=-108.0636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6849R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6849R-2015-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210G (registry code 2073432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061023025979A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN07CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA015), Oct 23, 2006: Cessna T210G (N6849R), Delta, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and a proper descent rate during the landing.

## Other reports on N6849R (2)

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

- [Incident 19990617016789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990617016789I), Jun 17, 1999: Cessna T210G (N6849R), Montrose, CO, Minor damage. During 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…
- [Incident 19970203015099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970203015099I), Feb 3, 1997: Cessna T210N (N6849R), Moab, UT, Minor damage. Narrative: 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…

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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