# Accident 20110710013669A: Cessna 210-5(205), Mckenzie Bridge, OR, July 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2011, 14:25 local time
- Place: Mckenzie Bridge, OR
- Airport: Mckenzie Bridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1756° N, 122.0847° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1756&lon=-122.0847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8343Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8343Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210-5(205) (registry code 2073202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210-5(205)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 257 total, 257 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110710013669A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PRINEVILLE, OR, S39, FOR A PLEASURE FLIGHT WITH THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS AT APPROXIMATELY 12:50 PM PDT WITH INTENTIONS OF RETURNING TO S39.  NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED.  THE PILOT SPOTTED THE MCKENZIE BRIDGE AIRSTRIP, 00S, AND DECIDED TO LAND THERE JUST TO LOOK AROUND.  THIS WAS HIS FIRST EVER LANDING AT THIS AIR STRIP.  HE WAS LANDING RWY 6 AND HAD ABOUT A 12 KNOT (ESTIMATED) TAIL WIND.  THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL, SMOOTH AND LEVEL.  HE STATED HE MADE A HARD 3 POINT LANDING THAT WAS A LITTLE HARD, BOUNCED ONCE AND CAME DOWN ON THE NOSE WHEEL CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR (FIXED) TO BREAK.  THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT AND CAME TO REST AT THE EDGE OF THE GRASS STRIP.  WHEN THE AICRAFT CAME TO A STOP THE LEFT WING TIP CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.

## 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 WPR11CA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA330), Jul 10, 2011: Cessna 210-5(205) (N8343Z), McKenzie Bridge, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

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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