20220407005259I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210M · Angel Fire, NM · April 7, 2022

Date
April 7, 2022 · 17:00 local
Place
Angel Fire, NM
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6359B
Reported as
Cessna T210M
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total40 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On April 7, 2022, at 1700 MDT, N6359B, a Cessna T210M,privacy data omitted, landed on RWY35 at the Angel Fire, NM airport, kaxx. During the landing rollout, the aircraft veered off the left side of RWY35 into the mud striking the propeller. The aircraft departed ktrm airport at 1142 a.m. local on 04/07/2022 on a cross-country flight to kaxx and was flying a personal flight under 14 CFR 91 and VFR in VMC. The pilot did not file an FAA flight plan. The aircraft suffered minor damage. Neither the pilot nor the passengers were injured. Investigation revealed that there were no mechanical defects with the aircraft.

The pilot appears to have had a difficult time maintaining directional control during landing in gusty/crosswind conditions. It is the iic?s opinion that the root cause for this incident was complacency on the pilot's part, and thus the loss of control during the landing rollout.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 7, 2022, AT 1700 MDT, N6359B, A CESSNA T210M,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LANDED ON RWY35 AT THE ANGEL FIRE, NM AIRPORT, KAXX. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RWY35 INTO THE MUD STRIKING THE PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KTRM AIRPORT AT 1142 A.M. LOCAL ON 04/07/2022 ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO KAXX AND WAS FLYING A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR 91 AND VFR IN VMC. THE PILOT DID NOT FILE AN FAA FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR THE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

THE PILOT APPEARS TO HAVE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING IN GUSTY/CROSSWIND CONDITIONS. IT IS THE IIC?S OPINION THAT THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS INCIDENT WAS COMPLACENCY ON THE PILOT'S PART, AND THUS THE LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT.