# Accident 20170128016129A: Cessna 210L, Charleston, WV, January 28, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2017, 17:00 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Yeager
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3778° N, 81.5903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3778&lon=-81.5903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59196, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59196-2019-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,169 total, 347 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170128016129A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE TOUCHDOWN PHASE OF FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT, DUE TO MISMANAGING CONTOLS, BEGAN TO OSCILLATE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.

## 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 GAA17CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA128), Jan 28, 2017: Cessna 210 (N59196), Charleston, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and runway excursion.

## Other reports on N59196 (2)

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

- [Accident 20160319002009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160319002009A), Mar 19, 2016: Cessna 210L (N59196), Myrtle Beach, SC, Substantial damage. On March 19, 2016, at 1020 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 210L, N59196, sustained substantial damage when the main landing gear collapsed during a…
- [Accident 19750726023529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750726023529A), Jul 26, 1975: Cessna 210L (N59196), Poca, WV, Substantial damage. Lndd in swamp.

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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