# Accident 20071110828109A: Cessna P210N, Midland, TX, November 10, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2007, 11:15 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0422° N, 102.1019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0422&lon=-102.1019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7716K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7716K-2009-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 1,850 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071110828109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT LANDING LONG AT MIDLAND AIRPARK (MDD) WITH 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS AND A 17 KNOT TAILWIND. IT DEPARTED THE EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY 37, PASSED THROUGH THE PAPI LIGHTS FOR RUNWAY 16, HIT A FREQUENCY ADVISORY SIGN AND SLID OVER INTERSECTING RUNWAY 25/08. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SLIDING OFF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY THROUGH A PERIMETER FENCE AND OVER A DITCH ONTO THE ACCESS ROAD OF LOOP 250. THE NOSE GEAR WAS BROKEN AND BOTH MAIN GEAR LEGS WERE SHEARED OFF. BOTH WINGS WERE DAMAGED AND THE ELEVATOR WAS BENT. THERE WERE SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER, BUT NO FIRE. THE PILOT HAD A GASH ON HIS FOREHEAD, CUTS AND ABRASIONS AND COMPLAINED OF SEVERE LOWER BACK PAIN. THE PASSENGER HAD ABRASIONS AND WAS ALSO COMPLAINING OF LOWER BACK PAIN. BOTH INDIVIDUALS WERE TRANSPORTED TO MIDLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. DEBRIS FROM THE AIRPLANE, REMAINS OF THE PAPI AND THE 2 LIGHT STYLE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 16 WERE SPREAD ACROSS RUNWAY 25/07.

## 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 DFW08LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA029), Nov 10, 2007: Cessna P210N (N7716K), Midland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing factors were the prevailing tailwind and an airport sign.

## Other reports on N7716K (3)

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

- [Incident 20020927035889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020927035889I), Sep 27, 2002: Cessna P210N (N7716K), Minden, NV, Minor damage. (-23) Reported landing gear collapsed on landing.
- [Incident 19941219045789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941219045789I), Dec 19, 1994: Cessna P210N (N7716K), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. Fuel pressure dropped to zero on takeoff roll. Unable stop. Hit fence end of runway. Beleive vapor lock in fuel line
- [Incident 19810410033159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810410033159I), Apr 10, 1981: Cessna P210N (N7716K), Scottsdale, AZ, Minor damage. During take off prop struck runway.

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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