- Date
- September 1, 2003, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- St. Paul, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7445ECessna 210
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 2004
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA - Minneapolis FSDO
- FAA report
- 20030901024779A
- Case key
- 58172
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Probable cause
The pilot in command performing an improper flare.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The airplane sustained substantial damage during a hard landing. The pilot stated that he made a steep approach and landed "pretty hard", blowing the front tire. The airplane sustained damage to the nose gear and firewall.
Factual narrative
On September 1, 2003, at 1400 central daylight time, a Cessna 210, N7445E, owned and piloted by a private pilot, experienced a hard landing on runway 14 (2,850 feet by 75 feet, asphalt) at the Lake Elmo Airport (21D), St. Paul, Minnesota. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated from 21D, at 1300.
According to the pilot's written statement, he was practicing takeoffs and landings for his biennial flight review. The pilot stated he made a steep approach on his eighth landing. The pilot reported that the airplane landed "pretty hard" and blew out the front tire resulting in damage to the nose gear and firewall.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7445E
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 57145
- Airframe hours
- 3,086
- Engine
- Teledyne Continental IO 470 E, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Vernon A. Schmidt
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 14, 2003 · 16 hours before
- Departed
- 21D · St. Paul, MN
- Destination
- 21D
- Airport
- 21D · Lake Elmo Airport, runway 14, 2,850 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- September 30, 2001
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 113 total · 33 in this make and model · 111 as pilot in command · 0 in the last 90 days · 0 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.14 inHg
- Observed at
- STP, 9 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.