- Date
- February 20, 1987, 13:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- West Fargo, ND
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9499YCessna T210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870220003239A
- Case key
- 17096
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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 acft was observed flying low and slow on final approach to West Fargo arpt. The acft continued flt to the ground, hit hard, bounced and then flew close to the ground in a large sweeping arc until the left wing tip touched the ground. The acft subsequently hit a road embankment and came to rest in a farmers field a short distance away. Ice was found on the acft and ground near the acft aprx 1/2 hour after the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9499Y
- Reported as
- Cessna T210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21064523
- Airframe hours
- 1,487
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Tri State Drilling & Equipment
- Registered owner
- Tri State Drilling & Equip. Co
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 842 · Buffalo, MN
- Destination
- D54 · Fargo, ND
- Flight plan
- VFR/IFR
- Airport
- D54 · West Fargo, runway 17, 3,830 × 147 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
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,263 total · 468 in this make and model · 2,156 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,100 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 32 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FAR, 4 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.