# Accident 20070605007599A: Cessna T210N, Bakersfield, CA, June 5, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2007, 13:35 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Meadows Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4336° N, 119.0569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4336&lon=-119.0569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6973N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6973N-2019-09-12) (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
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 2,304 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070605007599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON LANDING AT BAKERSFIELD MEADOWS AIRFIELD (BFL) N6973N PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENCOUNTERED STRONG WINDS, ERRATIC CROSSWINDS (DUSTDEVILS) BLOWING IN THE DIRECTION OF RUNWAY 30R. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY 3 TIMES, VEERED TO THE RIGHT OF 30R ON THE THIR IMPACT AND INTO THE SOFT GROUND. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, WITH ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE MOUNT STRUCTURE, THE LOWER SHEET METAL AFT OF THE NOSE GEAR AND FIREWALL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST SHORT OF THE RADAR FACILITY AT BFL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGER.

## 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 SEA07CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA146), Jun 5, 2007: Cessna T210N (N6973N), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a loss of directional control. Factors included the crosswind and gusty wind condition.

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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