# NTSB investigations: Cessna 210: Hard landing

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ATL04FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04FA079.md): Cessna 210 · Blountville, TN · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 29, 2004 · N9660T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare, and improper recovery which resulted in a bounced landing, collapse of the left main landing gear, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering resulting in a stall, uncontrolled descent, and collision with the…
- [NTSB CHI03LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA326.md): Cessna 210 · St. Paul, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 2003 · N7445E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot in command performing an improper flare.
- [NTSB FTW02LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA131.md): Cessna 210 · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 2002 · N6394B · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions resulting in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the gusty winds.
- [NTSB CHI01LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA208.md): Cessna 210 · Saint Charles, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 2001 · N9657T · Substantial damage
  > the inadequate flare by the pilot.
- [NTSB ATL98LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA048.md): Cessna 210 · Hazel Green, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 21, 1998 · N7398E · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and the nose gear collapsing.
- [NTSB LAX92LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA291.md): Cessna 210 · Truckee, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 1992 · N9652T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare.
- [NTSB SEA91LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA149.md): Cessna 210 · Salt Lake City, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 1991 · N7350E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's poor inflight planning and decisions in that he failed to anticipate wake turbulence from the departing helicopter.
- [NTSB NYC88LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA040.md): Cessna 210 · Schenectady, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 14, 1987 · N9568T · Substantial damage
  > During landing, the left main gear collapsed. A metallurgical examination revealed that the left main gear saddle assembly was fractured into three pieces through the area near the forward edge of the landing gear strut. When examined further, the faces and…
- [NTSB DEN88LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA018.md): Cessna 210 · Greeley, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 24, 1987 · N6551X · Substantial damage
  > The CFI was instructing the private rated plt in simulated forced landings. The plt reported that after a full stop landing, the aircraft would not turn properly to the right, and she suspected brake system failure. The CFI took control and attempted to taxi…
- [NTSB DEN84LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA067.md): Cessna 210 · Grand Junction, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 6, 1984 · N9654T · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated he touched down too hard, bounced & that he over-corrected causing the acft to land hard again collapsingthe nose gear.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2073402')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 200))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2073402&occurrence=200

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