# NTSB BFO96LA019: Cessna T210L, N89EP, College Park, MD, October 24, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 24, 1995, 10:24 local (14:24 UTC) - Place: College Park, MD - Coordinates: 38.990749, -76.930335 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9907&lon=-76.9303&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 29, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 9112 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO96LA019 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/9112/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA019 ## Probable cause the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and his failure to initiate a go-around. Related factors were the crosswind and the pilot's concern about being late for meetings he had scheduled. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) - aborted landing - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - pressure induced by conditions/events, pilot in command (contributing factor) - Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll - terrain condition - soft - landing gear,nose gear strut - overload ## Analysis The pilot reported that he received an airport advisory which indicated winds were out of 240 degrees at 15 knots, with gusts to 25 knots, and the runway in use was 15. He stated that he experienced moderate to severe turbulence in the traffic pattern, so he increased his approach airspeed by 10 MPH and used only 10 degrees of flaps. The pilot stated that the airplane bounced several times during the landing. On the third bounce the nose tire blew, and the airplane veered off the runway onto the soft turf collapsing the nose gear. The pilot stated that the accident could have been avoided if he had performed a go-around when the airplane first touched down (bounced). He also stated he had encountered unexpected delays en route, and was concerned about being late for a meeting. ## Factual narrative On October 24, 1995 at 1024 eastern daylight time, a Cessna T210L, N89EP, sustained substantial damage when the nose gear collapsed during landing at College Park Airport, in College Park, Maryland. The pilot, the sole occupant, was uninjured. The pilot had received a weather briefing and was on an IFR flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and the flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated from the General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport, in Boston, Massachusetts, at approximately 0700 eastern daylight time. The pilot reported that during the trip from Boston to College Park, he encountered 25 to 30 knots of headwind and had unexpected delays due to the en route air traffic control system. He stated that because of the delays, he was concerned that he would be late for meetings he had scheduled. Upon arrival at the destination airport, the pilot received an airport advisory that indicated the winds were out of 240 degrees, at 15 knots, with gusts to 25 knots, and the active runway was runway 15. Runway 15 is 2610 feet long, with a displaced threshold of 413 feet, and trees, telephone wires and a railroad track near the end of the runway. The pilot stated that he had been flying out of this airport for approximately a year, and had not made many landings in this direction on the runway. The pilot reported that he encountered moderate to severe turbulence while in the airport traffic pattern. He stated that he increased his approach airspeed by 10 miles per hour and used only partial flaps, to compensate for the turbulence and the crosswind. The pilot stated that the airplane touched down about 50 yards from the approach end of the runway, and bounced. The pilot stated that the airplane was approximately at the runway midpoint when the airplane bounced for the second time. The pilot stated that he felt he did not have enough runway remaining to abort the landing, so he continued to try to stop the airplane. On the third bounce, the nose tire blew, and the airplane veered off the runway onto the soft turf. The nose strut collapsed allowing the propeller to strike the ground. The pilot executed emergency shutdown procedures and exited the airplane. There was no recorded weather at College Park Airport. A weather observation taken at Andrews Air Force Base (approximately 10 miles south southwest from the College Park Airport) at 0955, reported: Temperature-65 degrees; Dewpoint- 56 degrees; winds out of 200 degrees at 13 knots, with gusts to 19 knots. The pilot stated that the accident could have been prevented if he had aborted the landing "...after the first touchdown (bounce)." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N89EP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89EP), registered now, S/N 21060380, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L - Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21060380 - Airframe hours: 3240 - Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-H 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Eugene And Susan Paslov - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, October 2, 1995, 22 hours before - Departed: BOS, BOSTON, MA - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: CGS, College Park, runway 15, 2,197 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 61; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,306 total, 150 in this make and model, 1,306 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 13 knots, gusting 19 - Visibility: 5 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: ADW, 10 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19951024036009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951024036009A), Oct 24, 1995: Cessna T210L, College Park, MD, Substantial damage. Severe turbulence in pattern. Bounced and porpoised landing. Third bounce blew nose tire. Exited runway. Nosed over ## Other investigations on N89EP (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 WPR24LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA133), Apr 23, 2024: Cessna T210 (N89EP), Placerville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.