# NTSB FTW82DA072: Cessna T210M, N761PK, Clovis, NM, February 27, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: February 27, 1982, 16:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place: Clovis, NM
- Coordinates: 34.409694, -103.200431 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4097&lon=-103.2004&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70286
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA072
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70286/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA072

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - level off - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of recent experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AFTER A NORMAL APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLARED HIGH AND BEGAN PORPOISING AFTER TOUCHDOWN. AFTER BOUNCING TWICE, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N761PK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761PK-1989-02-07), registration cancelled 1989-02-07, S/N 21062408 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21062408
- Airframe hours: 632
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520R 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Martin Shaeffer
- Registered owner: Martin Shaeffer
- Departed: CVN, CLOVIS, NM
- Destination: ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Airport: CVN, Clovis Municipal, runway 21, 6,000 × 150 ft, macadam

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 67; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 490 total, 120 in this make and model, 400 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 225° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Temperature: 115 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 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 19820227001009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820227001009A), Feb 27, 1982: Cessna T210M, Clovis, NM, Substantial damage. Pilot leveled off too high causing hard landing and substantial damage.

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. Compare the reported make and model.

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