FTW82FQA20

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T210M · Belen, NM · June 7, 1982

Accident · No injuriesFinal report
Date
June 7, 1982, 00:00 local (06:00 UTC)
Place
Belen, NM
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N761YACessna T210M
Weather
Not reported
Status
Completed · report June 7, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
Case key
69916

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Terrain condition - high vegetationFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedPilot in commandCause
Main gear collapsedLanding - roll
Landing gear,main gear - overload
Landing gear,main gear - failure,total
Landing gear,nose gear - overload
Landing gear,nose gear - failure,total
Landing gear,nose gear - separation

Analysis

A person called abq fss at 2310Z on 6/7/82 & asked for a wx briefing in the area of deming/silver city, NM to abq. He said he was a pilot & the acft was N761YA. On 6/11/82, the burned out remains of the acft were found in open desert terrain. Tracks appearing to be that of a four-wheel drive vehicle were found at the scene. The acft had landed in the open flat desert, & on roll-out, the left & nose gear struck small scrub brush. The left gear collapsed & the nose gear fork separated from the acft. The where-abouts of the plt who rented the acft is unknown & the injury index is presumed.

Aircraft

Registration
N761YA
Reported as
Cessna T210M
Category
Airplane
Serial number
21062614
Airframe hours
995
Engine
Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Vindar Avia., Inc.
Registered owner
Vindar Avia., Inc.

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
39
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.

Weather

Conditions
Not reported