# NTSB FTW99LA242: Cessna 210A, N6657X, Grapevine, TX, August 27, 1999

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 27, 1999, 18:38 local (23:38 UTC)
- Place: Grapevine, TX
- Coordinates: 32.929073, -97.069969 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9291&lon=-97.0700&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 2000
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 47213
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW99LA242
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47213/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA242

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing.

## 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)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - tree(s)

## Analysis

During landing, the airplane touched down, bounced 'slightly', and the pilot added a 'small amount of power.'  The aircraft touched down again approximately 100 feet further down the runway and started to drift to the left.  The pilot 'applied full right rudder and right brake;' however, the airplane exited the left side of the runway, struck 'the only tree in that area' with the left wing, 'cart wheeled' and came to rest inverted.

## Factual narrative

On August 27, 1999, at 1838 central daylight time, a Cessna 210A single-engine airplane, N6657X, owned and operated by the pilot, was substantially damaged following a loss of control during landing roll at the Flying Cap Valley Airport near Grapevine, Texas.  The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, sustained minor injuries.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.  The cross-country flight originated from Indianapolis, Indiana, at 1400.

The pilot reported that after flying "non stop" from Indianapolis, "at last minute," he decided not to land at the Northwest Regional Airport near Roanoke, Texas, but instead flew to the Flying Cap Valley Airport, which is located closer to his home.  The pilot further reported that during the landing, the airplane touched down, bounced "slightly", and he added a "small amount of power."  The aircraft touched down again approximately 100 feet further down the runway and started to drift to the left.  He "applied full right rudder and right brake;" however, the airplane exited the left side of the runway, struck "the only tree in that area" with the left wing, "cart wheeled" and came to rest inverted.  The pilot stated that an "IA examined airplane after crash found large bolt missing from the right main gear small bolt sheared off."

The FAA inspector, who examined the airplane, reported that the fuselage and both wings were bent.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6657X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6657X-2000-07-13), registration cancelled 2000-07-13, S/N 21057657 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 210A
- Registry model: [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (registry code 2073408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 210-57657
- Airframe hours: 2590
- Engines: Continental IO-470-E 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: George A. Dalton Sr.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 8, 1999, 20 hours before
- Departed: IND, INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Destination: F59
- Airport: F59, Flying Cap Valley, runway 36, 3,275 × 90 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 926 total, 150 in this make and model, 840 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 95 °F

## 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 19990827042429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990827042429A), Aug 27, 1999: Cessna 210A, Grapevine, TX, Substantial damage. (.4)During landing, the airplane touched down, bounced 'slightly', and the pilot added a 'small amount of power.' The aircraft touched down again approximately…

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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