- Date
- October 24, 1987, 11:55 local (17:55 UTC)
- Place
- Greeley, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6551XCessna 210
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871024065929A
- Case key
- 17412
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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 CFI was instructing the private rated plt in simulated forced landings. The plt reported that after a full stop landing, the aircraft would not turn properly to the right, and she suspected brake system failure. The CFI took control and attempted to taxi to the ramp. The CFI reported that the aircraft went off the taxiway and dropped off an incline. The propeller struck the terrain and the main gear also dropped off the incline. The plane came to an abrupt stop. A post accident inspection revealed damage typical of hard landing damage. The inspection did not reveal evidence of pre-accident brake system damage or failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6551X
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 57551
- Airframe hours
- 2,930
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-E, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Hoffman,Richard W.
- Registered owner
- Hoffman, Richard W.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 13, 1987 · 31 hours before
- Departed
- 1W1 · Denver, CO
- Destination
- GXY · Greeley, CO
- Airport
- GXY · Greeley-Weld County, runway 9, 7,035 × 75 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
- 71
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 11,501 total · 328 in this make and model · 11,318 as pilot in command · 93 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6551X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.