- Date
- May 30, 1991, 17:29 local (May 31, 1991, 00:29 UTC)
- Place
- Palm Springs, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N818BFCessna P210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910530018389A
- Case key
- 27221
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
A Cessna P210N veered off runway 12 and collided with a sand bank and nosed over. The airplane drifted to the left during the landing roll as the pilot decelerated the airplane with application of the brakes. The pilot reported he applied full right rudder. The airplane continued to turn left and departed the runway. The winds were reported to be from 130 degrees at 15 knots at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N818BF
- Reported as
- Cessna P210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 370
- Airframe hours
- 2,270
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-P, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert A. Coveney
- Registered owner
- Robert A. Coveney
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1991 · 75 hours before
- Departed
- LGB · Long Beach, CA
- Airport
- PSP · Palm Springs, runway 12, 8,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,517 total · 1,150 in this make and model · 1,423 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PSP, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.