# Accident 20090905017019A: Cessna T210H, Avalon, CA, September 5, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2009, 10:40 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Catalina
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4047° N, 118.4158° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4047&lon=-118.4158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2242R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2242R-2010-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210H (registry code 2073438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210H
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 748 total, 20 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA441](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA441) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090905017019A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  DURING LANDING AT AVX, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE INCURRED A DOWNDRAFT JUST PRIOR TO FLARE ON RUNWAY 22.  THE A/C MADE A HARD LANDING, AT THE TAXIWAY EDGE PRIOR TO REACHING THE RUNWAY.  THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK THE TAXIWAY EDGE CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE A/C.  THE A/C CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.  PILOT REPORTED WINDS WERE CALM PER AWOS.

## 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 WPR09CA441](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA441), Sep 5, 2009: Cessna T210H (N2242R), Avalon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during approach to landing, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N2242R (1)

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

- [Accident 19760531024959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760531024959A), May 31, 1976: Cessna T210H (N2242R), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Maint not performed due parts not available. Turbocharger waste gate did not actuate.

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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