# NTSB DEN04LA021: Cessna T210N, N6961N, Johnstown, CO, November 10, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 10, 2003, 12:05 local (19:05 UTC) - Place: Johnstown, CO - Coordinates: 40.316665, -104.906669 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3167&lon=-104.9067&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 30, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 58321 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN04LA021 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58321/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA021 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors contributing to the accident were the gusting crosswinds. ## Analysis The pilot reported that he was landing to the north. On rollout, approximately halfway down the runway, he encountered a "severe gust of wind from the west." The pilot said the airplane "weathervaned" and went off of the runway, collapsing the nose gear and substantially damaging the nose gear, nose gear bulkheads, cowling, and propeller. An examination of the airplane's systems revealed no anomalies. The wind conditions at the Greeley-Weld Country Airport, Greeley, Colorado, 17 miles northeast of the accident site were 270 degrees at 17 knots with gusts to 21 knots. ## Factual narrative On November 10, 2003, at approximately 1205 mountain standard time, a Cessna T210N, N6961N, was substantially damaged during landing roll on a private airstrip, 2 miles southwest of Johnstown, Colorado. The private pilot, the sole person on board and operator of the airplane, reported no injuries. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The cross-country flight originated at Yuma, Colorado, at 1120. The pilot reported that he was landing to the north. On rollout, approximately halfway down the runway, he encountered a "severe gust of wind from the west." The pilot said the airplane "weathervaned" and went off of the runway, collapsing the nose gear. An examination of the airplane at the airstrip showed the nose gear was broken aft. The nose wheel well bulkheads were bent and bucked. The cowling was crushed upward and buckled. One propeller blade was torsionally bent and showed chordwise scratches. Flight control continuity was confirmed. An examination of the engine, engine controls, and other airplane systems showed no anomalies. At 1155, the wind conditions at the Greeley-Weld Country Airport, Greeley, Colorado, 17 miles northeast of the accident site were 270 degrees at 17 knots with gusts to 21 knots. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ground - Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6961N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6961N-2009-05-06), registration cancelled 2009-05-06, S/N 21063171, built 1979 (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: 21063171 - Airframe hours: 1701.3 - Engines: Continental TSIO-520-R 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Robert P. Starck - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 18, 2003, 2.6 hours before - Departed: 2V6, Yuma, CO - Destination: Johnstown, CO - Airport: Starck Farms Airstrip, runway 36, 3,000 × 40 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 69; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review December 16, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 2,406 total, 1,149 in this make and model, 2,406 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 17 knots, gusting 21 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 23 °F - Altimeter: 29.89 inHg - Observed at: GXY, 17 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). - [Incident 20031110031849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031110031849I), Nov 10, 2003: Cessna T210N, Johnstown, CO, Minor damage. (-23) On November 10, 2003 at approximately 1400 mountain standard time, Cessna T210N serial number 21063171, registration number N6961N was making an approach… 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.