# NTSB CEN12CA064: Cessna 210F, N615BT, Phillipsburg, KS, October 10, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 9, 2011, 20:05 local (Oct 10, 2011, 01:05 UTC) - Place: Phillipsburg, KS - Coordinates: 39.734722, -99.316947 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7347&lon=-99.3169&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 8, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 82311 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12CA064 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82311/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82311 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA064 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 210F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=2073418), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092); cases with it: [Cessna 210F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2073418), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 210F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2073418), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he made a normal landing on the main tires, but when the nosewheel touched down it began to shimmy violently. In response, he pulled back on the control yoke, and the airplane became momentarily airborne, bounced several times, and porpoised down the runway. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the nosewheel tire was crushed and partially attached to the rim; the firewall was wrinkled, the nose landing gear doors were damaged, the nose gear strut was slightly bent, and all three propeller blades were bent aft at the tips. Examination of the runway indicated that there were two propeller strike marks on the runway followed by impact scars from the nosewheel. Just past the nosewheel impact marks, there were four additional propeller strike marks. The pilot stated that he did not observe any abnormality with the nosewheel tire before the flight. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that he made a normal landing on the main tires, but when the nose wheel set down it began to shimmy violently. In response, he pulled back on the control yoke and the airplane became momentarily airborne before it bounced several times and porpoised down the runway before stopping. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed the nose wheel tire was crushed and partially attached to the rim; the firewall was wrinkled, the nose gear landing doors were damaged, the nose gear strut was slightly bent, and all three propeller blades were bent aft at the tips. Further examination of the runway indicated there were two propeller strike marks on the runway before the nosewheel struck the ground and left its own impact scars. Just forward of where the nosewheel impact marks began, were four additional propeller strike marks. The pilot stated that he did not observe any abnormality with the nosewheel tire prior to the flight. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N615BT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N615BT-2013-08-22), registration cancelled 2013-08-22, S/N 21058788, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210F - Registry model: [Cessna 210F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210f) (registry code 2073418) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21058788 - Airframe hours: 5098 - Engines: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Cheney Dustin S - Registered owner: Cheney Dustin S - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: PHN, St. Clair, MI - Destination: PHG, Phillipsburg, KS - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: PHG, Phillipsburg Municipal Airport, runway 13 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 30; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; last flight review May 16, 2010; seat: left; flight hours: 400 total, 80 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night ## 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 20111009025709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111009025709A), Oct 9, 2011: Cessna 210F, Phillipsburg, KS, Substantial damage. The aircraft was enroute from st. clair county intl. Airport, mi (kphn), to Phillipsburg, KS muni airport (kphg). Upon landing at Phillipsburg, KS airport… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 19, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82311. 135 KB in all. - FAA Inspector's Statement (item 1, .PDF, 58 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40361298&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Inspector%27s%20Statement-Master.PDF - Pilot Statement (item 2, .PDF, 77 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40361500&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%20Statement-Redacted.PDF 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. 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