20241226020069I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna P210N · Edinburg, TX · December 26, 2024

Date
December 26, 2024 · 12:49 local
Place
Edinburg, TX
Airport
South Texas International At Edinburg
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6385P
Reported as
Cessna P210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
21,468 total79 in this make and model168 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.

CFI indicated the purpose of the instructional flight was to practice crosswind takeoffs and landings. At start of the training flight; winds were variable at 12 knots. CFI indicated student strugggled obtain smooth approaches during the first two touch-and-go manuvers. Once the winds picked up to 26 knots, the student stated it was time to stop the instructional flight. However, the student pilot maintained the controls and performed the final landing exercise. During final approach, the aircraft experianced an updraft which lifted the right wing. The aircraft dropped sideways and the left main gear impacted the terain. The left gear colapsed and the aircraft skidded into the grass and stopped. The crew safely disembarked. There were no injuries and the aircraft damage is considered minor. Afterwards, the CFI agreed he should have taken the controls and landed the aircraft once they agreed to stop training.

As the FAA filed it

CFI INDICATED THE PURPOSE OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS TO PRACTICE CROSSWIND TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. AT START OF THE TRAINING FLIGHT; WINDS WERE VARIABLE AT 12 KNOTS. CFI INDICATED STUDENT STRUGGGLED OBTAIN SMOOTH APPROACHES DURING THE FIRST TWO TOUCH-AND-GO MANUVERS. ONCE THE WINDS PICKED UP TO 26 KNOTS, THE STUDENT STATED IT WAS TIME TO STOP THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. HOWEVER, THE STUDENT PILOT MAINTAINED THE CONTROLS AND PERFORMED THE FINAL LANDING EXERCISE. DURING FINAL APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIANCED AN UPDRAFT WHICH LIFTED THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED SIDEWAYS AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR IMPACTED THE TERAIN. THE LEFT GEAR COLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED INTO THE GRASS AND STOPPED. THE CREW SAFELY DISEMBARKED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE IS CONSIDERED MINOR. AFTERWARDS, THE CFI AGREED HE SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THE CONTROLS AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ONCE THEY AGREED TO STOP TRAINING.