# NTSB LAX81FVM08: Robertson T210, N92711, Palo Alto, CA, December 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1980
- Place: Palo Alto, CA · PALO ALTO, CA
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127564
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FVM08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVM08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92711), registered now, S/N 21060024, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBERTSON T210
- Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Clara

## 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 19801230082449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801230082449A), Dec 30, 1980: Cessna T210L, Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Tried go around by raising flaps. Dragged wing on runway in near stall. Aborted, ran off runway

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.

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