# NTSB FTW98LA120: Cessna 210A, N9489X, Morgan, UT, February 4, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 4, 1998, 15:30 local (22:30 UTC) - Place: Morgan, UT - Coordinates: 41.009651, -111.669273 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0097&lon=-111.6693&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 13, 1998 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 20532 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW98LA120 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20532/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA120 ## Probable cause failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. A related factor was the lack of experience in the make and model of aircraft. ## 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 - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor) ## Analysis During the landing roll, at the completion of a local area personal flight, the aircraft exited the side of the runway and struck a hangar. The aircraft rotated onto a wing tip, the nose landing gear collapsed, and then the aircraft came down on the other wing tip. The pilot, who had 6 hours in type, said the right brake grabbed. An FAA airworthiness inspector examined the aircraft and aircraft logs. The inspector found no system failure or malfunction, but did find that the aircraft was out of annual inspection. According to the pilot, the wind was calm, when the accident occurred. ## Factual narrative On February 4, 1998, at 1530 mountain standard time, a Cessna 210A, N9489X, sustained substantial damage during landing roll at Morgan County Airport, Ogden, Utah. The private pilot and sole occupant was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for this personal, local area flight operating under Title 14 CFR part 91. According to an interview with the pilot by the IIC (Investigator In Charge), during landing roll, the right brake "grabbed" and he lost control of the aircraft and hit a hangar beside the runway/ramp (there are no taxiways). The aircraft then went up on a wing tip, the nose landing gear collapsed and the aircraft came down on the other wing tip. Wind at the time, according to the pilot, was calm. The pilot provided information in his report of the accident that he had a total of 6 hours in type and that his flight time was all accumulated in the previous 90 days with 5 hours occurring in the last 30 days. He reported his total flight time as 770 hours. (See attached NTSB Form 6120.1/2) Examination of the aircraft by an FAA airworthiness inspector provided no evidence of brake malfunction or any other system failure or malfunction. In addition, the inspector provided information after examining the aircraft logs, that the aircraft was out of annual inspection. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9489X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9489X), registered now, S/N 21057789 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 210A - Registry model: [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (registry code 2073408) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21057789 - Airframe hours: 1450 - Engines: Continental IO-520 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Tom A. Hayes - Registered owner: Greg D. Dilley - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 18, 1998, 4 hours before - Departed: 42U - Airport: 42U, Morgan County, runway 21, 3,800 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 770 total, 6 in this make and model, 571 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 18 knots - Visibility: 30 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 55 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: OGD, 16 nm away ## 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 19980204000969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980204000969A), Feb 4, 1998: Cessna 210A, Morgan, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft landed normal in the center of the runway. After rolling out, during the landing, pilot stated he felt he was going a little slow, so he applied… 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/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.