# NTSB FTW82DA303: Cessna T21OM, N761JP, Los Lunas, NM, July 29, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 29, 1982, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Los Lunas, NM
- Coordinates: 34.81018, -106.730766 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8102&lon=-106.7308&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71488
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA303
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71488/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA303

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - airport/facilities - wet (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
- Gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear - overload

## Analysis

DURING ARRIVAL, THE PILOT LANDED ON A WET RUNWAY WHILE IN A LIGHT CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT. DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN GEAR HIT A CONCRETE GUTTER AND COLLAPSED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N761JP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761JP-2001-12-06), registration cancelled 2001-12-06, S/N 21062296, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T21OM
- Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21062296
- Airframe hours: 801
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-L 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Steven J. Gabaldon
- Registered owner: Steven J. Gabaldon
- Departed: FMN, FARMINGTON, NM
- Destination: MAPLE PLAIN, MN
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: E98, Mid-Valley, runway 17, 4,400 × 0 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,973 total, 1,110 in this make and model, 1,793 as pilot in command, 45 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Temperature: 176 °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 19820729033909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820729033909A), Jul 29, 1982: Cessna T210M, Los Lunas, NM, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during landing, aircraft collided with concrete drain beside runway.

## Other investigations on N761JP (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN86LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA074), Feb 2, 1986: Cessna T210M (N761JP), Truth Or Conseq, NM, 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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