# NTSB LAX93LA108: Cessna 210D, N3980Y, Douglas, AZ, January 31, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 30, 1993, 22:25 local (Jan 31, 1993, 05:25 UTC)
- Place: Douglas, AZ
- Coordinates: 31.540079, -109.459892 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5401&lon=-109.4599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 27916
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX93LA108
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/27916/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA108

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY BASED ON INACCURATE WIND INFORMATION.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind
  - weather condition - high wind
  - weather condition - gusts
  - traffic advisory - not possible, pilot in command (cause)
  - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - berm
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

NO UNICOM SERVICES WERE AVAILABLE AT THE DOUGLAS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT THE TIME THE PILOT ARRIVED IN THE AREA. HE CONTACTED FSS BY RADIO AND GOT A NEIGHBORING AIRPORT'S CURRENT WINDS WHICH WERE FROM 260 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS. ON THE BASIS OF THOSE WINDS, HE SELECTED RUNWAY 21 AT DOUGLAS MUNICIPAL. THE PILOT SAID THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED SLIGHTLY, THEN LIFTED AGAIN AND WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT; THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY IN A DIRT AREA AND COLLIDED WITH A BERM AND NOSED OVER. ACCORDING TO THE AIRPORT MANAGER, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE WINDS WERE FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3980Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3980Y-2012-11-14), registration cancelled 2012-11-14, S/N 21058480, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- Registry model: [Cessna 210D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (registry code 2073414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21058480
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-A 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Thomas F. Griffin
- Registered owner: Gg&M Aviatiors, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, January 2, 2000
- Departed: PHX, PHOENIX, AZ
- Airport: DGL, Douglas Municipal, runway 21, 5,400 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,191 total, 61 in this make and model, 967 as pilot in command, 70 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 150° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility: 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 39 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19930130002469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930130002469A), Jan 30, 1993: Cessna 210D, Douglas, AZ, Substantial damage. Ballooned. Hit by strong crosswind gust. Drifted off runway, landed adjacent. Struck dirt mound. Nosed over.

## Other investigations on N3980Y (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA67S0007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67S0007), Nov 4, 1966: Cessna 210 (N3980Y), W.Ind., Guadeloupe, substantial damage

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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