# NTSB LAX05CA235: Cessna T210M, N210NS, TwentyninePalms, CA, July 14, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 14, 2005, 14:50 local (21:50 UTC) - Place: TwentyninePalms, CA - Coordinates: 34.17472, -116.066947 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1747&lon=-116.0669&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 27, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 61992 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX05CA235 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61992/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA235 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to verify the current local wind condition that resulted in his selection of the wrong runway and an inadvertent downwind landing, a runway overrun and a ground collision with objects. A factor in the accident was the short runway and its dirt surface, which reduced brake effectiveness. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - terrain condition - short runway/landing area (contributing factor) - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - wind information - not verified, pilot in command (cause) - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - wall/barricade ## Analysis The airplane overran the runway's end and skidded into a block wall during a downwind landing. Prior to takeoff, the pilot had spoken with the airstrip's owner who reported that the wind was calm. Upon arriving at the airport, the pilot made a straight-in approach to runway 09 without first verifying the local wind direction. Runway 27 was available for use. The airport was equipped with windsocks that were at the approach ends of both runways, and witnesses said the winds were from the west at approximately 15 knots. The pilot said that during rollout about midway down the runway, the airplane seemed to accelerate. There was insufficient remaining runway on the 2,000-foot-long dirt airstrip to go-around, so the pilot applied brakes. The airplane impacted the block wall at 20 mph. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions. ## Factual narrative On July 14, 2005, about 1450 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna T210M, N210NS, collided with a block wall during a landing overrun accident at the Bauer Airport, a privately owned airstrip near Twentynine Palms, California. The airplane was substantially damaged, and the airline transport pilot was not injured. A private individual owned the airplane, and operated it on the personal flight under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated from Lancaster, California, about 1400. The pilot reported to the National Transportation Safety Board investigator that prior to departing Lancaster he had spoken with the airstrip's owner, who also owned the airplane. The owner reported that the local wind was calm. The pilot indicated that after departing from the William J. Fox Airport in Lancaster, he flew in an easterly direction and arrived in the vicinity of Twentynine Palms. The pilot then elected to make a straight-in approach to the Bauer Airport. The pilot reported that he did not observe the windsock on final approach. The pilot landed on runway 09 with the wing flaps fully extended. The pilot additionally reported to the Safety Board investigator that the airplane seemed to accelerate during the landing rollout, upon reaching the runway's midpoint. The pilot opined that he had encountered a tailwind. Because the airstrip had a dirt surface and was only 2,000 feet long, there was inadequate room to perform a go-around. Obstacles (a block wall and power lines) were near the departure end of the runway. The pilot further stated that despite his best effort, he was unable to stop before overrunning the runway's end and skidding into the block wall. The airplane impacted the wall while decelerating through about 20 miles per hour. The pilot did not report having experienced any mechanical malfunctions with the airplane during the accident flight. The airport's owner reported that a windsock, in good condition, was at the approach end of runway 09 and 27. When the accident occurred, the pilot had experienced about a 15-knot tailwind. Runway 27 was available for the pilot to have used. The Twentynine Palms EAF Airport (NXP) is located about 8 miles from the Bauer Airport. Between 1355 and 1555, NXP reported its wind was from 250 to 260 degrees, at 12 to 14 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N210NS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210NS-2009-04-20), registration cancelled 2009-04-20, S/N 21062266, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna T210M - Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21062266 - Engines: Continental TSIO-520 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Billy D. Bouldin - Registered owner: Brooks L. Bauer - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: WJF, Lancaster, CA - Destination: 61CA, 29 Palms, CA - Airport: 61CA, Bauer Airport, runway 09, 2,000 × 75 ft, dirt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 75; flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 1, 2004; flight hours: 11,092 total, 103 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 12 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft broken - Temperature: 111 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 29.90 inHg - Observed at: NXP, 8 nm away ## Other investigations on N210NS (1) 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 WPR09CA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA129), Feb 24, 2009: Cessna T210 (N210NS), Twentynine Palms, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting wind conditions. 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.