# NTSB DEN01LA131: Cessna T210M, N6798B, Spanish Fork, UT, July 28, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 28, 2001, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC) - Place: Spanish Fork, UT - Coordinates: 40.020725, -111.550933 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0207&lon=-111.5509&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report February 20, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 52861 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN01LA131 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52861/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA131 ## Probable cause the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions which resulted in a loss of control during landing. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - aborted landing - attempted, pilot in command - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - ditch ## Analysis The airplane was on a left downwind leg for landing on runway 30 when the pilot noticed a strong 90 degree southwest crosswind. On final approach, the airplane was in "a serious side slip configuration (aileron hard left, right rudder)." The left wheel touched down. Just before the right wheel touched down, a strong wind gust from the southwest lifted the airplane back into the air, and the pilot decided to abort the landing. He added full power and lowered the nose since the stall warning was sounding. He felt the airplane touch down twice in dirt, and bounce twice. Thereafter, his only recollection of the accident was spinning around and coming to a halt in a ditch. The recorded winds at a location 6 nautical miles northwest of the accident site were from 230 degrees at 14 knots gusting to 18 knots. ## Factual narrative On July 28, 2001, approximately 1600 mountain daylight time, a Cessna T210M, N6798B, was substantially damaged when it collided with a ditch following a loss of control during landing at Spanish Fork, Utah. The private pilot and his passenger received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight being operated under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at Provo, Utah, approximately 1550. The pilot departed Spanish Fork earlier that day, and flew to Provo, where he purchased fuel for the airplane. He departed Provo and was returning to Spanish Fork when the accident occurred. According to his accident report, he was on a left downwind leg for runway 30 when he noticed a strong 90 degree crosswind. After turning from base leg onto final approach, the pilot corrected for a "strong wind" out of the southwest. The pilot said the airplane was in "a serious side slip configuration (aileron hard left, right rudder)" as it approached the runway. The left wheel touched down. Just before the right wheel touched down, a "strong" wind gust from the southwest lifted the airplane back into the air, and the pilot decided to abort the landing. He added full power and lowered the nose since the stall warning was sounding. He felt the airplane touch down twice in dirt, and bounce twice. Thereafter, his only recollection of the accident was spinning around and coming to a halt in a ditch. According to the pilot, the left wing and all landing gear "sheared" from the fuselage, and the engine and tail section were partially separated. At 1555, the recorded winds at Provo, Utah, located 6 nautical miles northwest of the accident site, were from 230 degrees at 14 knots gusting to 18 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6798B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6798B-2003-06-04), registration cancelled 2003-06-04, S/N 21062833, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna T210M - Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21062833 - Airframe hours: 2430 - Engines: Continental TSIO-520-R 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Water Buffalo Ventures, LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 2001, 10 hours before - Departed: PVU, Provo, UT - Destination: U77, SPANISH FORK, UT - Airport: U77, Spanish Fork-Springville, runway 30, 5,700 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 37; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review November 25, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 298 total, 232 in this make and model, 205 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 230° at 14 knots, gusting 18 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 93 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.02 inHg - Observed at: PVU, 6 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 20010728020749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010728020749A), Jul 28, 2001: Cessna T210M, Spanish Fork, UT, No damage. (-23) On landing aircraft was hit with gust of wind. Pilot applied power and tried to make a go around. Aircraft veered to the right of the runway and crashed… 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.