- Date
- June 1, 2007, 17:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Denton, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9RBCessna 210F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Case key
- 65925
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Probable cause
The pilot's decision to abort the landing with insufficient runway available to gurantee obstruction clearance.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While executing an aborted landing, the nose wheel of the airplane snagged a barbed wire fence and the airplane nosed over on its back. The pilot stated that he arrived over the destination airport and circled to check the grass strip for obstructions and general field conditions. Satisfied with the appearance of the runway he decided to land. Towards the end of the landing rollout he felt that the tires were sinking and dragging excessively. Fearing getting stuck, he elected to abort the landing and continue with a takeoff. After liftoff, the airplane failed to clear a barbed wire fence at the end of the runway and the nose landing gear tire snagged the fence and the airplane nosed over on its back. The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight.
Factual narrative
The pilot stated that he and his co-pilot arrived over their destination airport, Denton, Montana, and circled to check the grass strip for obstructions and general field conditions. Satisfied with the appearance of the runway they decided to land. Towards the end of the landing rollout he felt that the tires were sinking and dragging excessively. Fearing getting stuck he elected to abort the landing and continue with a takeoff. After liftoff, the airplane failed to clear a barbed wire fence at the end of the runway and the nose landing gear tire snagged the fence and the airplane nosed over on its back. The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9RB
- Reported as
- Cessna 210F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21058776
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-A, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William Booty
- Registered owner
- William Booty
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 6U5 · Hinsdale, MT
- Destination
- 5U0 · Denton, MT
- Airport
- 5U0 · Denton Airport, runway 27, 2,550 × 180 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 71
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3
- Flight hours
- 1,204 total · 753 in this make and model · 21 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days
- Role
- Co-pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2
- Flight hours
- 6,700 total · 200 in this make and model · 70 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F