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NTSB accident investigation · Robertson T210 · Palo Alto, CA · December 30, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 30, 1980
Place
Palo Alto, CA · PALO ALTO, CA
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N92711Robertson T210
Status
Completed · report January 20, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19801230082449A
Case key
127564

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3369  80/12/30   PALO ALTO,CA        ROBERTSON T210      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1730                    N92711              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 44, 1784 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            121 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA CLARA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALO ALTO,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- BOUNCED TWICE,RAISED FLAPS FULL UP DRG GO-ARND.

Aircraft

Registration
N92711
Reported as
Robertson T210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Santa Clara

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.