# NTSB FTW02LA131: Cessna 210, N6394B, Albuquerque, NM, April 27, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 26, 2002, 19:15 local (Apr 27, 2002, 01:15 UTC) - Place: Albuquerque, NM - Coordinates: 35.040279, -106.609169 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0403&lon=-106.6092&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 8, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 54599 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW02LA131 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54599/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54599 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA131 ## Probable cause the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions resulting in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the gusty winds. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis According to the pilot, during the initial touchdown on runway 21, in day visual meteorological conditions, the airplane became airborne and "in an instant later slammed on the nose wheel." The nose landing gear tire had a "blow-out," and the airplane slid to a stop. The pilot reported that during the landing, the wind was from 190 degrees at 27 knots gusting to 39 knots. The weather observation facility at the airport reported the wind from 200 degrees at 20 knots with gusts to 36 knots. ## Factual narrative On April 26, 2002, at 1915 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 210 single-engine airplane, N6394B, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing at the Albuquerque International Sunport Airport, at Albuquerque, New Mexico. The airplane was owned by Cabezon Leasing, LLC, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and operated by Mountain Aviation, of Tijeras, New Mexico, under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The airline transport rated pilot and his two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal cross-country flight, and a flight plan was not filed. The flight originated at Farmington, New Mexico, approximately 1800. The pilot reported that after the initial touchdown on runway 21, the airplane became airborne and "in an instant later slammed on the nose wheel." The nose landing gear tire had a "blow-out," and the airplane slid to a stop. The FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, found structural damage at the engine firewall. The pilot reported that during the landing, the wind was from 190 degrees at 27 knots gusting to 39 knots. At 1856, the weather observation facility at Albuquerque reported the wind from 200 degrees at 20 knots with gusts to 36 knots. At 1956, the weather observation facility at Albuquerque reported the wind from 190 degrees at 21 knots with gusts to 26 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6394B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6394B), registered now, S/N 57459 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 210 - Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-series) (registry code 17044, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 57459 - Airframe hours: 3015.8 - Engines: Continental IO-470-E 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Mountain Aviation - Registered owner: Cabezon Leasing, LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, April 6, 2002, 17.8 hours before - Departed: FMN, Farmington, NM - Destination: ABQ, Albuquerque, NM - Airport: ABQ, Albuquerque Intl. Sunport, runway 21, 10,000 × 150 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review October 12, 2001; seat: left; flight hours: 8,935 total, 712 in this make and model, 8,706 as pilot in command, 74 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 27 knots, gusting 39 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 167 °F, dew point 84 °F - Altimeter: 29.62 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 20020426007479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020426007479A), Apr 26, 2002: Cessna 210, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. (.19) On April 26, 2002, at 1915 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 210 single-engine airplane, N6394B, sustained substantial damage during landing at the… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 19, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54599. 773 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 609 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40432536&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Passenger Statement (item 2, .PDF, 164 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40432537&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Passenger%20Statement-Redacted.PDF From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. 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