- Date
- February 16, 1985, 12:02 local (20:02 UTC)
- Place
- Fullerton, CA
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N732DTCessna T210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850216003429A
- Case key
- 24471
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt & gnd witnesses rptd the acft touched down at or beyond midfield at an exesseive speed. The acft continued the landing roll, exited the rwy & entered soft dirt area west of the departure end of the rwy. Upon entering the dirt area the nose gear sunk in the dirt & the acft began to nose over. During the nose over sequence, the acft struck an arpt boundary fence & came to rest inverted on dale street along rwy 24 extended centerline. Rwy 24 has a two bar VASI & its landing distance is 2858 ft. the acft examination disclosed the flaps were in the apch position. Both main gear tires exhibited several flat spots areas. Both brake discs exhibited overheating signatures. The brake system operated normally. Tire marks began aprx 1000 ft east of the departure end of the rwy & continued to the main wreckage area. The surface winds were 200 degs at 4 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N732DT
- Reported as
- Cessna T210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 210-61440
- Airframe hours
- 14,947
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-L, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Willie A. Rodrigues, doing business as Valley View Farms
- Registered owner
- Willie A. Rodrigues
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1985 · 237 hours before
- Departed
- AVE
- Destination
- FUL · Fullerton, CA
- Airport
- FUL · Fullerton, runway 24, 3,121 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,005 total · 205 in this make and model · 995 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FUL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N732DT · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.