# Accident 20170704019009A: Cessna P210R, Willits, CA, July 4, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2017, 16:38 local time
- Place: Willits, CA
- Airport: Ells Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4469° N, 123.3714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4469&lon=-123.3714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66NF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66NF-2019-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210R (registry code 2073455, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520-CE (registry code 17278, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-ce) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520-CE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,363 total, 484 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA384) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170704019009A

## Narrative

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

PIC  LANDED LONG ON GRASS/DIRT SURFACE PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 16 (ELLS FIELD).

RUNWAY 16/34 IS APPROXIMATELY 2995 FT.  PIC ATTEMPTED TO LAND WITH MINIMUM DISTANCE (EST.1000 FT.)REMAINING ON A GRASSY/DIRT SURFACE WHICH PREVENTED EFFECTIVE AIRCRAFT BRAKING DISTANCE.

THE DECISION TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT UNDER LESS THAN DESIRABLE CONDITIONS, RATHER THAN " GOING AROUND"  RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY THRU A HEAVILY WOODED AREA AND SETTLING IN THE FIELD 40FT BELOW AIRPORT PROPERTY.

## 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 GAA17CA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA384), Jul 4, 2017: Cessna P210 (N66NF), Willits, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to go around after the unstabilized approach.

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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