20070411007869A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 210N · Charlotte, MI · April 11, 2007

Date
April 11, 2007 · 04:00 local
Place
Charlotte, MI
Airport
Fitch H Beach
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
DFJA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N77RE
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI07CA100
Reported as
Cessna 210N
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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) According to the pilot, the weather was clear at 10,000 feet VMC conditions, IFR flight plan, pilot put gear down six miles out, short final, touched down hard 200 to 300 feet from the threshold of runway 02 at 80 to 85 knots, winds were gusty at 80 degrees from the east, aircraft bounced twice, veered to the left, pilot pulled back on the power. Upon arrival at the scene the aircraft was found resting on the left wing tip and nose on the left (west) side of runway 02 approximately 10 to 15 feet from edge of runway. Nose gear assembly was found approximately 75 to 100 feet aft (south) of accident site. Nose gear was approximately 10 to 20 feet to the left (west) side of the runway. Left hand main gear was collapsed and up in the gear well. Right hand main gear was in the down position. Nose wheel was missing from nose tire/strut assembly. Small parts of the nose wheel were recovered at the runway/taxiway intersection. Nose gear fork was found to be ground down. Prop was found to be damaged, left wing tip and leading edge were damaged. Lower engine cowl and nose gear doors are damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AT 10,000 FEET VMC CONDITIONS, IFR FLIGHT PLAN, PILOT PUT GEAR DOWN SIX MILES OUT, SHORT FINAL, TOUCHED DOWN HARD 200 TO 300 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 02 AT 80 TO 85 KNOTS, WINDS WERE GUSTY AT 80 DEGREES FROM THE EAST, AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE, VEERED TO THE LEFT, PILOT PULLED BACK ON THE POWER. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND RESTING ON THE LEFT WING TIP AND NOSE ON THE LEFT (WEST) SIDE OF RUNWAY 02 APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 FEET FROM EDGE OF RUNWAY. NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 75 TO 100 FEET AFT (SOUTH) OF ACCIDENT SITE. NOSE GEAR WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 20 FEET TO THE LEFT (WEST) SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. LEFT HAND MAIN GEAR WAS COLLAPSED AND UP IN THE GEAR WELL. RIGHT HAND MAIN GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. NOSE WHEEL WAS MISSING FROM NOSE TIRE/STRUT ASSEMBLY. SMALL PARTS OF THE NOSE WHEEL WERE RECOVERED AT THE RUNWAY/TAXIWAY INTERSECTION. NOSE GEAR FORK WAS FOUND TO BE GROUND DOWN. PROP WAS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED, LEFT WING TIP AND LEADING EDGE WERE DAMAGED. LOWER ENGINE COWL AND NOSE GEAR DOORS ARE DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

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