# Accident 20160609009299A: Cessna T210N, Buena Vista, CO, June 9, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2016, 10:15 local time
- Place: Buena Vista, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8167° N, 106.1217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8167&lon=-106.1217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9915Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9915Y-2019-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,255 total, 1,493 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA337) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160609009299A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 9, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY, 10:15 MST, THE PILOT OF AIRCRAFT N9915Y ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RWY 33 AT CENTRAL COLORADO AIRPORT (AEJ) BUENA VISTA, CO.  JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN LEFT OF CENTERLINE, POWER WAS APPLIED FOR A GO AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED AND CONTINUED ITS LEFT OF CENTERLINE DIRECTION.  BRAKES WHERE APPLIED AND AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT AN APPROXIMATE 60 DEG ANGLE.  AS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY IT TIPPED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TIP AND THE REAR HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TO CONTACT THE GROUND.  THE FRONT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 65 YARDS FROM THE RUNWAYS' EDGE. FORECASTED WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE 360@ 23 GUSTING TO 29.

## 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 GAA16CA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA337), Jun 9, 2016: Cessna T210 (N9915Y), Buena Vista, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and substantial damage to the firewall.

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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