- Date
- October 19, 1988, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Malta, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3811YCessna 210D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881019049019A
- Case key
- 17637
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The private plt, alone in the aircraft, was performing a landing on a paved road at a hunting resort. During final approach the Cessna struck power lines and damaged the nose gear. The acft touched down on the road and the nose gear collapsed. A post accident inspection revealed a bent engine tunnel and firewall. The plt stated that he had been told that there were high tension wires on each end of the road which he observed during several low passes that he made before landing. He did not observe, however, two smaller wires until immediately before contacting them.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3811Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 210D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21058311
- Airframe hours
- 3,728
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Skaw, Jack E.
- Registered owner
- Jack Skaw
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 17, 1988 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- MLK · Malta, MT
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,530 total · 150 in this make and model · 1,530 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots, gusting 5
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.