- Date
- October 25, 1994, 19:30 local (Oct 26, 1994, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Beulah, ND
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N526HKCessna T210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19941025040049A
- Case key
- 9788
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Probable cause
the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control.
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 pilot was practicing night touch and go landings. On the second landing he stated the airplane veered to the right, departed the runway and nosed over. The FAA airworthiness inspector who examined the airplane reported the brakes and nose wheel centering cam were operating properly.
Factual narrative
On October 25, 1994, about 1930 mountain daylight time, a Cessna T210L, N526HK, sustained substantial damage when it departed the runway (60'X4000' asphalt) and nosed-over during landing roll at the Beulah Airport, Beulah, North Dakota. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant of the airplane, received minor injuries. The local personal flight originated at 1925. No flight plan was filed, and visual meteorological conditions existed at the time.
The pilot was practicing touch and go landings on runway 10 at night. On the second landing he stated the airplane veered to the right, departed the runway, and nosed-over. Federal Aviation Administration Inspector who examined the airplane reported the wheel brakes and the nose wheel centering cam operated properly. The reported wind was from 180 degrees at 5 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N526HK
- Reported as
- Cessna T210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21059668
- Airframe hours
- 2,700
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-H, 280 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wayne F. Renner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 3, 1994 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- 95D
- Airport
- 95D · Beulah Municipal, runway 10, 4,000 × 60 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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 290 total · 83 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 150° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BIS, 55 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.