# Accident 20100521034939A: Cessna P210N, Petaluma, CA, May 21, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2010, 15:30 local time
- Place: Petaluma, CA
- Airport: Petaluma
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2578° N, 122.6053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2578&lon=-122.6053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210SL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N210SL) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 200 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100521034939A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR10CA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA296), May 22, 2010: Cessna P210N (N210SL), Petaluma, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusty crosswind conditions.

## Other reports on N210SL (2)

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

- [Incident 20170716014479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170716014479I), Jul 16, 2017: Cessna P210N (N210SL), Napa, CA, Minor damage. P210N is diverted from dvo to apc due to a nose gear indication light. Cpa activated at 1840 z N210SL performed a low approach to inspect the nose gear.…
- [Incident 20101119050829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101119050829I), Nov 19, 2010: Cessna P210N (N210SL), Thermal, CA, No damage. After takeoff landing gear did not retract when commanded; emergency extenson performed followed by normal landing. Gear swing revealed nose strut stuck…

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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