FTW87LA124

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T210N · Tahlequah, OK · May 11, 1987

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
May 11, 1987, 06:45 local (11:45 UTC)
Place
Tahlequah, OK
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5342ACessna T210N
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Dawn
Status
Completed · report May 9, 1988
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19870511021639A
Case key
22369

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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.

Airframe/component/system failure/malfunctionLanding - roll
Landing gear,normal brake system - improperCause
Maintenance - not identifiedPilot in command
Material defectManufacturerCause
Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Directional control - reducedPilot in commandCause
Design stress limits of aircraft - uncontrolledPilot in commandCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Terrain condition - ditchFactor

Analysis

The right brake disk separated from the hub when brakes were applied during landing rollout. The aircraft veered left off the runway and into a drainage ditch where the horizontal stabilizer contacted the ground, damaging both of its spars.

Aircraft

Registration
N5342A
Reported as
Cessna T210N
Category
Airplane
Serial number
21063378
Airframe hours
1,576
Engine
Continental TSIO-520-L, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Nurrie Construction Co. Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
HAX · Muskogee, OK
Destination
SZL · Knob Noster, MO
Flight plan
VFR
Airport
H73 · Tahlequah Muni, runway 35, 3,200 × 60 ft, asphalt

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
34
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
1,124 total · 137 in this make and model · 1,124 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Dawn
Wind
Calm
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
61 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.