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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna P210N · Petaluma, CA · May 21, 2010

Date
May 21, 2010 · 15:30 local
Place
Petaluma, CA
Airport
Petaluma
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N210SL
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR10CA296
Reported as
Cessna P210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total200 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On may 21, 2010 at approximately 5:30 pm privacy data omitted landed at Petaluma municipal after a flight from modesto. After touching down the pilot encountered a strong gust of wind which pushed him off the runway onto the adjacent grass. On attempting to turn back onto the runway the nose wheel hit a depression in the ground, the nose wheel failed and there was a prop strike.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 21, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30 PM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED AT PETALUMA MUNICIPAL AFTER A FLIGHT FROM MODESTO.AFTER TOUCHING DOWN THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A STRONG GUST OF WIND WHICH PUSHED HIM OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE ADJACENT GRASS. ON ATTEMPTING TO TURN BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY THE NOSE WHEEL HIT A DEPRESSION IN THE GROUND, THE NOSE WHEEL FAILED AND THERE WAS A PROP STRIKE.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N210SL · 2

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