- Date
- April 11, 2007, 04:00 local (08:00 UTC)
- Place
- Charlotte, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N77RECessna 210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA-Grand Rapids FSDO
- FAA report
- 20070411007869A
- Case key
- 65704
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, inadequate landing flare, failure to maintain directional control, and encounter with a pilot-induced oscillation (porpoise. A contributing factor was the wind gust.
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 was substantially damaged during a hard landing and subsequent runway excursion. The pilot reported that winds at the intended destination were from 100 degrees, gusting to 15 knots. He setup for landing on runway 2 and noted that the approach was "normal." The pilot stated: "At approximately 1 foot above the runway I experienced a strong gust which caused the aircraft to hit hard onto the runway. At that time the aircraft began to porpoise. I then added power. Apparently the nose wheel sustained damage which caused the aircraft to veer off to the left of the runway." The nose and left main landing gear subsequently collapsed. The pilot noted that there were no malfunctions associated with the aircraft prior to the accident.
Factual narrative
The airplane was substantially damaged during a hard landing and subsequent runway excursion. The pilot reported that winds at the intended destination were from 100 degrees, gusting to 15 knots. He setup for landing on runway 2 (3500 feet by 75 feet, concrete). He noted that the approach was "normal." The pilot stated: "At approximately 1 foot above the runway I experienced a strong gust which caused the aircraft to hit hard onto the runway. At that time the aircraft began to porpoise. I then added power. Apparently the nose wheel sustained damage which caused the aircraft to veer off to the left of the runway." The nose and left main landing gear subsequently collapsed. The pilot noted that there were no malfunctions associated with the aircraft prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77RE
- Reported as
- Cessna 210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21063241
- Airframe hours
- 3,988
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- St Charles Flying Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 1, 2007
- Departed
- SGF · Springfield, MO
- Destination
- Charlotte, MI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- FPK · Fitch H Beach Airport, runway 2, 3,500 × 75 ft, concrete
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
- 52
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- February 1, 2007
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,100 total · 150 in this make and model · 3,900 as pilot in command · 220 in the last 90 days · 35 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Wind
- 80° at 11 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.93 inHg
- Observed at
- FPK
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.