# NTSB CEN24LA078: Cessna 210M, N6PD, Gulfport, MS, December 23, 2023 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: December 23, 2023, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC) - Place: Gulfport, MS - Coordinates: 30.407291, -89.072842 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4073&lon=-89.0728&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA-FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 193586 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN24LA078 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193586/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193586 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA078 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the go-around with a crosswind. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 210M, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073450), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Cessna 210M, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2073450), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 210M, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2073450), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Cessna 210M, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=2073450), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 210M, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2073450), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Cessna 210M, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=2073450), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 210M, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2073450), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, due to the wind, the airplane touched down to the right of the runway centerline so he performed a go-around. The pilot applied full throttle and added right rudder; however, the airplane immediately veered left and exited the left side of the runway. The right wing struck the ground followed by the nose of the airplane. The airplane rotated around the nose and came to rest upright. The right wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing the airplane on runway 18 with wind from 100° at 10 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6PD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6PD), registered now, S/N 21061930 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M - Registry model: [Cessna 210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (registry code 2073450) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21061930 - Year built: 1977 - Airframe hours: 4380 - Engines: Continental IO-550-L6B 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 2023 - Departed: LEE, Leesburg, FL - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: GPT, Gulfport-Biloxi International, runway 18, 4,935 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Satellite tracking device, Stall warning system, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 24, 2022; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 974 total, 184 in this make and model, 916 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 100° at 10 knots - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 30.17 inHg - Observed at: KGPT, 1 nm away - METAR: KGPT 232253Z 10010KT 10SM CLR 19/14 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP215 T01890144= ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Incident 20231223019549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231223019549I), Dec 23, 2023: Cessna 210M, Gulfport, MS, Minor damage. As the wheels of the aircraft touched the runway at gpt the pilot decided that he was further right of center than he wanted to be due to a cross wind. The… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 12, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193586. 2.9 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 2.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16846519&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo array (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 155 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16846644&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.