# NTSB CHI79FEM18: Cessna T210L, N59132, Grand Rapids, MI, April 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1979
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI · GRAND RAPIDS, MI
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137463
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEM18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0520   79/4/3    GRAND RAPIDS,MI     CESSNA T210L        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 970
        TIME - 1207                    N59132              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENT CO AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MACOMB,MI                   GRAND RAPIDS,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N59132](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59132-2017-02-16), registration cancelled 2017-02-16, S/N 21060112, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kent Co Airport

## 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 19790403006369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790403006369A), Apr 3, 1979: Cessna T210L, Grand Rapids, MI, Substantial damage. Parking brakes were found to be on after landing. Aircraft ran off runway into ruts in sod, nosed over.

## Other investigations on N59132 (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX03LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA034), Nov 20, 2002: Cessna T210 L (N59132), Williams, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: An in-flight fire for undetermined reasons.

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.

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