# NTSB ERA24LA285: Cessna T210L, N75DM, Albany, OH, June 30, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 30, 2024, 19:48 local (23:48 UTC) - Place: Albany, OH - Coordinates: 39.211893, -82.229255 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2119&lon=-82.2293&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 194581 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA24LA285 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194581/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194581 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA285 ## Probable cause The pilot's loss failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during a crosswind landing. Contributing was an unanticipated wind gust. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T210L, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2073449), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T210L, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073449), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T210L, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2073449), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T210L, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2073449), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Cessna T210L, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=2073449), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna T210L, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2073449), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna T210L, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2073449), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that as he approached the destination airport, he tuned into the airport’s automated weather observing system and received a report that indicated an 80-degree left crosswind at 12 knots, with no gusts reported. The pilot continued the approach and nearing the airport, the pilot again noted that the wind was reported as an 85-degree left crosswind at at 13 knots. About 300 to 400 ft into the landing roll, the pilot described that the there was a sudden, strong tailwind gust. The airplane then veered sharply to the left, and the pilot was unable to maintain directional control despite applying full right rudder. The pilot then attempted to abort the landing, and when the airplane was about 15 feet off the ground, it struck the airport perimeter fence. The airplane’s right wing, fuselage, and empennage were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The weather conditions reported at the airport about 7 minutes after the accident included an 80-degree left crosswind at 10 knots, with gusts to 16 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N75DM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75DM), registered now, S/N 21061430, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L - Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21061430 - Year built: 1976 - Airframe hours: 4502 - Engines: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-P 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 14, 2024, 9 hours before - Departed: PLW, Port Clinton, OH - Destination: UNI, Albany, OH - Airport: UNI, Ohio University Airport, runway 7, 5,600 × 100 ft, concrete - Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, Onboard weather, Satellite tracking device, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 3, 2024; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 2,621 total, 442 in this make and model, 2,621 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 350° at 10 knots, gusting 16 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.08 inHg - Observed at: UNI - METAR: KUNI 302355Z AUTO 35010G16KT 10SM CLR 26/12 A3008 RMK AO2 T02610118 10318 20261 ## 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 20240630011879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240630011879A), Jun 30, 2024: Cessna T210L, Albany, OH, Substantial damage. During landing roleout on rwy 07 at kuni, the pilot experienced strong, unforecasted and unreported wind gusts that pushed the airplane off the runway. Pilot… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 4, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194581. 9.7 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 5.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17540401&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20REPORT%20for%20N75DM%20Accident_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Pilot statement appendices (item 2, PDF, 9 pages, 4.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17566372&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%20notes%20LA285-Rel_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigative photographs (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 386 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17567367&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigative%20Photos%20LA285-Rel-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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