# NTSB CHI96LA089: Cessna 210, N9614X, Shelbyville, IL, February 15, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 15, 1996, 10:15 local (16:15 UTC) - Place: Shelbyville, IL - Coordinates: 39.400321, -88.799667 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4003&lon=-88.7997&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 30, 1997 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 10196 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI96LA089 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10196/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA089 ## Probable cause the pilot's misjudged flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's improper use of procedure by wearing unapproved correcting lenses, and his resultant decreased depth perception. ## 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) - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) - improper use of procedure, pilot in command (contributing factor) - visual/aural perception, pilot in command (contributing factor) - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - landing gear,tire - overload - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command - Nose over, landing - roll - terrain condition - soft ## Analysis The pilot reported that when he landed, he didn't pull the nose up, and the airplane landed on the nose wheel. The airplane bounced up. The pilot didn't get the nose up again, and the airplane landed on the nose wheel a second time and blew the tire. The pilot had difficulty steering the airplane, and it veered off the runway. The nose wheel went into soft dirt and the airplane subsequently nosed over. Later, an investigation revealed the 54 year old pilot was wearing monovision contact lenses to correct for distant vision in his right eye and near vision in his left eye. When correcting lenses were prescribed for the pilot (before the accident), his optometrist was not aware of FAA requirements concerning use of contact lenses. After the accident, the pilot flew with a flight instructor (CFI) to prepare for an FAA-directed evaluation. The CFI reported that while the pilot was using monovision (contact) lenses, he had a tendency to flare too late. During this approximate time, the pilot visited his aviation medical examiner (AME) for his annual flight physical. The AME found the pilot to be using monovision contact lenses and advised him that these were not approved for use in flight, and that he should discontinue using them for vision correction. After the pilot changed to bifocal glasses, the CFI noted a significant improvement of his landings. ## Factual narrative On February 15, 1996, at 1015 central standard time, a Cessna 210, N9614X, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing and subsequent nose over at Shelby County Airport, Shelbyville, Illinois. The private pilot and one passenger reported no injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight departed Shelby County Airport, Shelbyville, Illinois, en route to Pittsfield, Illinois, but returned to land at Shelbyville due to marginal visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was filed. The pilot reported that when he landed he didn't pull the nose up and the airplane landed on the nose tire. The airplane bounced up. The pilot didn't get the nose up again, and the airplane landed on the nose tire a second time and blew the tire. The pilot had difficulty steering the airplane and it veered off the runway. The nose wheel went into some soft dirt and the airplane subsequently nosed over. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9614X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9614X), registered now, S/N 21057914, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210 - Registry model: [Cessna 210B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (registry code 2073410) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21057914 - Airframe hours: 3465 - Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470 265 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Registered owner: James A. Cummings - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 8, 1996, 20 hours before - Departed: 2H0 - Destination: PPQ, PITTSFIELD, IL - Airport: 2H0, Shelby County, runway 36, 4,100 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 203 total, 29 in this make and model, 108 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 8 knots - Visibility: 4 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,100 ft overcast - Temperature: 28 °F, dew point 25 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: DEC, 25 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19960215001799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960215001799A), Feb 15, 1996: Cessna 210B, Shelbyville, IL, Substantial damage. Landed nose wheel first. Bounced. Porpoised blew the tire. Veered off runway into soft dirt. Nosed over. Didnt flare. (-23) during a landing attempt on runway… ## Other investigations on N9614X (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 CHI75ACA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75ACA03), Jan 6, 1975: Cessna 210B (N9614X), Livingston, IL, substantial damage 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.