- Date
- July 12, 1988, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bakersfield, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N60856Cessna T210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880712060189A
- Case key
- 26055
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During the landing roll, the right brake failed to hold. The airplane veered to the left, off the runway and collided with a runway light. Inspection of the brake revealed that there was no fluid in the system. No leaks were discovered during the exam of the brake system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60856
- Reported as
- Cessna T210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21060599
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-H, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- King, Lyle W.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 14, 1987 · 73 hours before
- Departed
- F63 · Gila Bend, AZ
- Destination
- L45 · Bakersfield, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- L45 · Bakersfield, runway 31, 3,150 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,670 total · 73 in this make and model · 1,600 as pilot in command · 37 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 34° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F, dew point 10 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BFL
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 N60856 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.