# NTSB FTW82DA120: Cessna 210A, N9637T, Rock Springs, TX, April 10, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 9, 1982, 19:45 local (Apr 10, 1982, 01:45 UTC)
- Place: Rock Springs, TX
- Coordinates: 30.010133, -100.210075 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0101&lon=-100.2101&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72409
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA120
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72409/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA120

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - became lost/disoriented - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
  - precautionary landing - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED DURING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. HE DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A CLEARING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH A TREE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9637T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9637T-2012-12-17), registration cancelled 2012-12-17, S/N 57437, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 57437
- Airframe hours: 2478
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470-E 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Johnny W. Rogan
- Registered owner: J. L. Smith
- Departed: FTW, FORT WORTH, TX
- Destination: DRT, DEL RIO, TX

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 101 total, 21 in this make and model, 77 as pilot in command, 21 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 220° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 158 °F

## 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 19820409008749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820409008749A), Apr 9, 1982: Cessna 210A, Rock Springs, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted precautionary landing on unsuitable terrain and aircraft collided with tree.

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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