- Date
- June 24, 1989, 12:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Parker Dam, CA
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1982KCessna T210L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 22, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890624018389A
- Case key
- 26436
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Probable cause
Improper planning/decision by the pilot and his failure to obtain wind information before landing. Factors relating to this accident were: the adverse weather conditions.
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
The pilot said that he entered a normal left hand pattern for a landing at the dirt airstrip, but was 'cut off by a army helicopter' that appeared suddenly from below. He maneuvered to avoid a collision & subsequently entered a wide right base to the airstrip. He stated that he did not have an opportunity to check the wind sock while in the pattern. Reportedly, after touch down, a strong gust of wind pushed the aircraft off the right side of the runway & it collided with several large rocks. Also, the pilot stated that after the landing, 'the wind sock stood straight out with a 90 degree cross wind' at a speed he estimated to be 18 KTS with gusts to 25 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1982K
- Reported as
- Cessna T210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21060807
- Airframe hours
- 3,828
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gundersen, Gary K.
- Registered owner
- Gary K Gundersen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 20, 1989 · 35 hours before
- Departed
- L66 · Corona, CA
- Destination
- 91L
- Airport
- 91L · Havasu Palms, runway 20, 2,400 × 75 ft, dirt
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 578 total · 152 in this make and model · 526 as pilot in command · 41 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 18 knots, gusting 40
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 106 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.