# NTSB GAA16CA065: Cessna T210N, N99210, Avalon, CA, November 29, 2015 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 29, 2015, 12:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: Avalon, CA - Coordinates: 33.4025, -118.42028 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4025&lon=-118.4203&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 4 minor - Status: Completed, report February 8, 2016 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 92386 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA16CA065 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92386/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=92386 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA065 ## Probable cause The pilot's delay in aborting the landing, resulting in a runway overrun and nose over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T210N, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=2073456), [All aircraft, 895 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T210N, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2073456), [All aircraft, 3,100 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained; cases with it: [Cessna T210N, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=2073456), [All aircraft, 1,682 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: surface speed/braking](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained; cases with it: [Cessna T210N, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md?model=2073456), [All aircraft, 238 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T210N, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2073456), [All aircraft, 3,656 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna T210N, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2073456), [All aircraft, 2,289 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna T210N, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2073456), [All aircraft, 10,154 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that the airplane touched down further down the runway and at a "higher" speed than he had intended. The pilot reported that he applied "heavy" braking, but was unable to stop prior to the end of the runway. The pilot applied power to abort the landing, but the airplane nosed over. The pilot reported that there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, fuselage, and the empennage. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that the airplane touched down further down the runway and at a "higher" speed than he had intended. The pilot reported that he applied "heavy" braking, but was unable to stop prior to the end of the runway. The pilot applied power to abort the landing, but the airplane nosed over. The pilot reported that there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, fuselage, and the empennage. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N99210](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99210-2018-03-16), registration cancelled 2018-03-16, S/N 21062958, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N (N) - Registry model: [Cessna T210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (registry code 2073456) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21062958 - Year built: 1979 - Airframe hours: 4110 - Engines: Teledyne Continental TSI-O-520-R9B 520 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 12, 2014 - Departed: SNA, SANTA ANA, CA - Destination: AVX, Avalon, CA - Airport: AVX, Catalina, runway 22, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Auto-pilot, Onboard weather, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 68; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review December 13, 2014; seat: left; flight hours: 3,972 total, 3,770 in this make and model, 3,890 as pilot in command, 39 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 40° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 37 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: KAVX ## 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 20151129020889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151129020889A), Nov 29, 2015: Cessna T210N, Avalon, CA, Substantial damage. The aircraft was high and fast on the approch to land. The aircraft touched down on landing approximately two thirds of the way down avx runway 22 with a 6… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 20, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=92386. 2.4 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40435756&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photos (Courtesy of FAA) (item 2, .PDF, 2 photos, 506 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40435757&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photos%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF 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. 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