# NTSB FTW96LA034: Cessna T210F, N6115R, Tulsa, OK, October 27, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 27, 1995, 12:19 local (17:19 UTC) - Place: Tulsa, OK - Location: 36.0396° N, 95.9846° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TULSA RIVERSIDE (RVS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0396&lon=-95.9846&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 24, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 19701 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW96LA034 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/19701/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA034 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to secure a cellular telephone which jammed the rudder pedals. ## 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 - misc eqpt/furnishings - not secured (cause) - miscellaneous equipment - improper use of, pilot in command (cause) - flt control syst,rudder control - jammed (cause) - directional control - not possible, pilot in command - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - vasi light/system ## Analysis The pilot reported that during the landing roll his cellular telephone 'bounced' off the seat and 'jammed' the rudder pedals. At approximately midfield the aircraft veered off the runway and the right wing strut struck a VASI control box. ## Factual narrative On October 27, 1995, at 1219 central daylight time, a Cessna T210F, N6115R, registered to and operated by a private owner as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, was substantially damage following a loss of control during landing roll at Richard Lloyd Jones Airport, near Tulsa, Oklahoma. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. The private pilot was not injured. The flight originated from Shawnee, Oklahoma. The pilot reported to a FAA inspector that, during the landing roll on runway 01R, his cellular telephone "bounced" off the seat and "jammed" the rudder pedals. Approximately mid field the aircraft veered off the runway and the right wing strut struck a VASI control box. Examination of the aircraft by the FAA inspector revealed structural damage to the fuselage inner structure at the attaching point of the right wing strut. The right wing sustained damage to stringers and ribs near the strut attaching point. Attempts to obtain a completed Pilot Operator Report, NTSB Form 6120.1/2, were unsuccessful. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6115R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6115R-2019-08-28), registration cancelled 2019-08-28, S/N T210-0015, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T210F - Registry model: [Cessna T210F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210f) (registry code 2073422) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: T210-0015 - Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-C 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Lee M. Hilka - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: SNL, SHAWNEE, OK - Destination: RVS - Airport: RVS, Richard Lloyd Jones, runway 1R, 4,207 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 42; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 2,000 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 350° at 5 knots - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: RVS ## 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 19951027034909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951027034909A), Oct 27, 1995: Cessna T210F, Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. Veered off runway landing. Struck VASI box. Reported cellular phone fell on floor jammed rudder pedals. ## Other investigations on N6115R (3) 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 MIA68D0296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0296), Oct 25, 1967: Cessna T-210 (N6115R), Titusville, FL, substantial damage - [NTSB MIA67D0547](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0547), Apr 27, 1967: Cessna T-210 (N6115R), Key West, FL, substantial damage - [NTSB MIA67D0346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0346), Oct 21, 1966: Cessna T-210F (N6115R), Stuart, FL, 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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