# NTSB CHI90LA151: Cessna T210N, N7134J, Wheeling, IL, June 10, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 10, 1990, 10:51 local (15:51 UTC)
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Coordinates: 42.130641, -87.919822 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1306&lon=-87.9198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14687
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI90LA151
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14687/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA151

## Probable cause

PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PROPER FLARE ATTITUDE IN THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - design stress limits of aircraft - exceeded, pilot in command

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AND THE NOSE WHEEL FORK FRACTURED ON TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND HIS THREE PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7134J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7134J-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N 21063997, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Registry model: [Cessna T210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (registry code 2073456) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21063997
- Airframe hours: 1718
- Engines: Teledyne Cont TSIO-520-R 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: C.B. Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 19, 1990, 15 hours before
- Departed: BRD, BRAINERD, MN
- Airport: PWK, Pawuaukee, runway 34, 5,137 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 459 total, 217 in this make and model, 318 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 20° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: PWK

## 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 19900610019569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900610019569A), Jun 10, 1990: Cessna T210N, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, Substantial damage. Damaged nose gear on impact with runway on landing. Lost directional control. Veered off into an embankment.

## Other investigations on N7134J (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 CHI97FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FAMS1), Feb 20, 1997: Cessna T210N (N7134J), Chicago, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Undetermined.

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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