# NTSB FTW92GA011: Cessna T21OR, N7681U, Lordsburg, NM, October 17, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: October 17, 1991, 10:25 local (16:25 UTC)
- Place: Lordsburg, NM
- Coordinates: 32.000762, -108.570114 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0008&lon=-108.5701&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 18377
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW92GA011
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/18377/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92GA011

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED AND IMPROPER FLARE TECHNIQUE.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - porpoise/pilot-induced oscillation - encountered, pilot in command
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED AND A PORPOISE DEVELOPED. IT THEN BOUNCED 4 OR 5 TIMES BEFORE CONTROL WAS REGAINED. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIRE WALL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7681U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7681U), registered now, S/N 21064975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T21OR
- Registry model: [Cessna T210R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210r) (registry code 2073459) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21064975
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-CE 325 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Public aircraft, Part 91
- Departed: ABQ, ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: LSB, Lordsburg, runway 3, 5,000 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter, airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 2,334 total, 11 in this make and model, 1,205 as pilot in command, 24 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F

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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