# NTSB CEN24LA371: Cessna 210-5(205), N205CT, Bryan, TX, September 27, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: September 27, 2024, 15:10 local (20:10 UTC) - Place: Bryan, TX - Coordinates: 30.715694, -96.331361 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7157&lon=-96.3314&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: 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 - NTSB case key (mKey): 195216 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN24LA371 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/195216/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195216 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA371 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing. ## 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 210-5(205), 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073202), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 210-5(205), 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=2073202), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: pitch control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 210-5(205), 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md?model=2073202), [All aircraft, 526 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: yaw control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062024): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 210-5(205), 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062024/cases.md?model=2073202), [All aircraft, 149 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062024/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: lateral/bank control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062023): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 210-5(205), 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062023/cases.md?model=2073202), [All aircraft, 390 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062023/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Cessna 210-5(205), 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=2073202), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 210-5(205), 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2073202), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Cessna 210-5(205), 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2073202), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093); cases with it: [Cessna 210-5(205), 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md?model=2073202), [All aircraft, 319 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 210-5(205), 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2073202), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during the approach, he noticed the airplane was going to touchdown short of the runway. He attempted to correct the approach path by increasing engine power. The nose of the airplane pitched up, the pilot lost visual sight of the runway, and the airplane yawed to the left. The left wing struck the ground and then impacted a runway identifier sign. The airplane veered left, departed the runway, and came to rest upright in the adjacent grass, which resulted in substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N205CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N205CT), registered now, S/N 205-0226 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210-5(205) - Registry model: [Cessna 210-5(205)](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (registry code 2073202) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 205-0226 - Year built: 1963 - Airframe hours: 11429 - Engines: Continental Motors I0-470-S 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Rio Aviation Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 6, 2023, 20 hours before - Departed: CFD, Bryan, TX - Destination: CFD, Bryan, TX - Airport: CFD, Coulter Field Airport, runway 33, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Handheld GPS, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: basicmed, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 19, 2024; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 206 total, 19 in this make and model, 130 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 320° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 29.78 inHg - Observed at: KCLL, 8 nm away - METAR: KCLL 272053Z 32009KT 10SM CLR 33/12 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP078 T03280122 56021 ## 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 20240927013549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240927013549A), Sep 27, 2024: Cessna 210-5(205), Bryan, TX, Substantial damage. While on approach to runway 33 to the north, flaps at 40 degress, pilot experienced a high sink rate. Pilot added power and aircraft pitched nose-high,… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 10, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195216. 3.7 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17988277&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20Accident%20Report%20Form%20CEN24LA371_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigation photographs (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 1.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17989137&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigation%20Photographs%20CEN24LA371-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. 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