# NTSB DEN89LA027: Cessna 210, N6240B, Monte Vista, CO, November 4, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 4, 1988, 12:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place: Monte Vista, CO
- Coordinates: 37.570896, -106.139183 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5709&lon=-106.1392&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 17638
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN89LA027
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/17638/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA027

## Analysis

THE PRIVATE PLT WAS FLYING 2 FRIENDS TO HIS FARM. HIS DIRT STRIP RUNS EAST AND WEST, BUT PREVAILING WINDS WERE 320 DEG AT 40, GUSTING TO 50 KTS. A CROSS WIND LANDING TO THE WEST HAD TO BE ABORTED AND THE PLT ELECTED TO LAND TO THE NORTH, ON AN ACCESS ROAD. DURING ROLL OUT A GUST TURNED THE ACFT LEFT AND THE PLT LOST CONTROL. THE LEFT WING STRUCK A POWER POLE, 50 FEET LEFT OF THE LANDING AREA, AND DAMAGED THE OUTER 18 INCHES OF THE WING. THE ACFT ROLLED 75 YARDS AND CAME TO REST.

## 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
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - aircraft performance,landing capability - exceeded (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - pole (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6240B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6240B), registered now, S/N 21062718, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- 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: 62718
- Airframe hours: 1329
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-540-R 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Vantreese, Earl C., doing business as Vantreese Farms
- Registered owner: Van Treese Farms, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 1988, 9 hours before
- Departed: FFZ, MESA, AZ
- Destination: 0C09
- Airport: 0C09, Private Strip

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 3,197 total, 876 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 40 knots, gusting 50
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 50 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19881104049619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881104049619A), Nov 4, 1988: Cessna T210M, Monte Vista, CO, Substantial damage. Unable to land on east west strip due to wind. Ran off into trees landing north on a access road. Too much wind.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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