# NTSB CHI07CA100: Cessna 210N, N77RE, Charlotte, MI, April 11, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 11, 2007, 04:00 local (08:00 UTC) - Place: Charlotte, MI - Coordinates: 42.574443, -84.811386 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5744&lon=-84.8114&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 27, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA-Grand Rapids FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 65704 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI07CA100 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65704/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA100 ## 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 In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - porpoise/pilot-induced oscillation - encountered, pilot in command (cause) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - flare - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command - Gear collapsed, landing ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77RE-2016-07-21), registration cancelled 2016-07-21, S/N 21063241 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 210N - Registry model: [Cessna T210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (registry code 2073456) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21063241 - Airframe hours: 3988 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20070411007869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070411007869A), Apr 11, 2007: Cessna 210N, Charlotte, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) According to the pilot, the weather was clear at 10,000 feet VMC conditions, IFR flight plan, pilot put gear down six miles out, short final, touched… 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.