- Date
- November 10, 2007, 11:13 local (17:13 UTC)
- Place
- Midland, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7716KCessna P210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 2008
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA FSDO
- FAA report
- 20071110828109A
- Case key
- 67057
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing factors were the prevailing tailwind and an airport sign.
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 pilot was approaching the destination airport and was unable to receive weather or airport advisories. The pilot aligned for runway 34, which is 3,977 feet long and 75 feet wide. The airplane landed "slightly past the touch down area" and the pilot gently applied the brakes. The airplane was not slowing normally so the pilot applied more brake pressure at which time the airplane veered sharply to the right. The pilot attempted to regain control of the airplane and raised the nose of the airplane to execute a go-around. As the airplane entered a climb, the left landing gear contacted a sign located off to the right side of the runway. The airplane failed to climb and contacted terrain, collapsing the nose landing gear. The airplane continued forward, crashed through the airport fence, and impacted a ditch before coming to rest upright on a street. A review of the maintenance logs and airplane, failed to identify any pre-impact abnormalities. An automated weather observation facility on the airfield reported winds from 150 degrees at 11 knots.
Factual narrative
On November 10, 2008, at approximately 1113 central standard time, a Cessna P210N, N7716K, was substantially damage during a collision with terrain at Midland Airpark (MDD), Midland, Texas. The private pilot sustained serious injuries and the one passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private corporation. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal 193 nautical mile cross-country flight that originated at 0945 from Sierra Blanca Regional Airport (SRR) Ruidoso, New Mexico.
The pilot reported that he was approaching the destination airport and was unable to receive weather or airport advisories. The pilot aligned for runway 34, which is 3,977 feet long and 75 feet wide. The airplane landed "slightly past the touch down area" and the pilot gently applied the brakes. The airplane was not slowing normally so the pilot applied more brake pressure at which time the airplane veered sharply to the right. The pilot attempted to regain control of the airplane and raised the nose of the airplane to execute a go-around. As the airplane entered a climb the left landing gear contacted a sign, located off to the right side of the runway. The airplane failed to climb and contacted terrain, collapsing the nose landing gear. The airplane continued forward, crashed through the airport fence, and impacted a ditch before coming to rest upright on a street. Witnesses on the street assisted the pilot and passenger out of the airplane. On a NTSB Form 6120 the pilot reported that it was "unknown" whether a mechanical malfunction had occurred during the accident. A review of the maintenance and engine logbooks did not reveal any recent mechanical work accomplished on the airplane.
An Automated Weather Observation System 3 (AWOS-3) located on the airfield reported at 1105 winds from 150 degrees at 11 knots, 10 miles visibility and clear skies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7716K
- Reported as
- Cessna P210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P21000419
- Airframe hours
- 3,259
- Engine
- Teledyne Continental TSIO-520-P5B6, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 2007
- Departed
- SRR · Ruidoso, NM
- Destination
- MDD · Midland, TX
- Airport
- MDD · Midland Airpark, runway 34, 3,977 × 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
- 64
- Injuries
- Serious
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,500 total · 4,500 in this make and model · 12 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.03 inHg
- Observed at
- MDD
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.