# Accident 20070411007869A: Cessna 210N, Charlotte, MI, April 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2007, 04:00 local time
- Place: Charlotte, MI
- Airport: Fitch H Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DFJA
- Location: 42.5744° N, 84.8114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5744&lon=-84.8114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77RE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77RE-2016-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070411007869A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI07CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA100), Apr 11, 2007: Cessna 210N (N77RE), Charlotte, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, inadequate landing flare, failure to maintain directional control, and encounter with a pilot-induced oscillation (porpoise. A…

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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