# NTSB LAX08CA096: Cessna T210N, N6182N, Coaldale, NV, April 25, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 25, 2008, 08:00 local (15:00 UTC) - Place: Coaldale, NV - Coordinates: 38.117221, -118.006942 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1172&lon=-118.0069&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 30, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 67918 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX08CA096 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67918/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA096 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control after encountering an unknown object on the dirt runway. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Airport facilities/design: runway/landing area condition](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017035): Environmental issues › Operating environment · Not specified (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T210M, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017035/cases.md?model=2073451), [All aircraft, 61 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017035/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T210M, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2073451), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Action: lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T210M, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md?model=2073451), [All aircraft, 792 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: debris/dirt/foreign object](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022055): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Not specified; cases with it: [Cessna T210M, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022055/cases.md?model=2073451), [All aircraft, 101 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022055/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: nose/tail landing gear](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Damaged/degraded (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T210M, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220/cases.md?model=2073451), [All aircraft, 185 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220/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: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T210M, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2073451), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna T210M, 18 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2073451), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Cessna T210M, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=2073451), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during the landing rollout on a dirt runway, the airplane struck something. The airplane veered off the runway, bounced over a berm, and struck a small ditch that sheared off the nose landing gear and damaged the left wing tip. He reported that the runway was located in a remote area near a mill. The desert floor had been graded to make it usable as a runway. A mechanic at the mill had driven along the runway prior to the accident flight, and reported no disturbances on the runway to the pilot. The mechanic further reported that it looked okay to land there. The pilot stated that he has landed on this runway several times with no problems encountered. The pilot also reported that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that during the landing rollout on a dirt runway, the airplane struck something. The airplane veered off the runway, bounced over a berm, and struck a small ditch that sheared off the nose landing gear and damaged the left wing tip. He reported that the runway was located in a remote area near a mill. The desert floor had been graded to make it usable as a runway. A mechanic at the mill had driven along the runway prior to the accident flight, and reported no disturbances on the runway to the pilot. The mechanic further reported that it looked okay to land there. The pilot stated that he has landed on this runway several times with no problems encountered. The pilot also reported that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6182N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6182N-2010-08-27), registration cancelled 2010-08-27, S/N 21062953, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna T210N - 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: 21062953 - Engines: Teledyne Continental TSIO-520-R reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Registered owner: Lawrence T. Atkinson - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: RNO, Reno, NV - Destination: Coaldale, NV - Airport: NONE, Argentum Mill Pvt Dirt Strip, runway 070, 7,000 × 75 ft, gravel ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 70; airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; flight hours: 8,700 total, 1,035 in this make and model, 8,440 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 0 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none ## 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 20080425833219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080425833219A), Apr 25, 2008: Cessna T210M, Coaldale, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) During a flight to this unimproved, but graded dirt landing strip, the pilot stated that after touchdown, the aircraft encountered a soft spot in the… From the NTSB's public API. 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