# NTSB LAX95LA117: Cessna T210F, N6186R, Phalen, CA, February 19, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 19, 1995, 10:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Phalen, CA - Coordinates: 34.420951, -117.479232 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4210&lon=-117.4792&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 31, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 29042 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX95LA117 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/29042/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA117 ## Probable cause the pilot's decision to continue the flight with a known mechanical discrepancy in the brake system. ## 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 - landing gear,normal brake system - failure,partial - operation with known deficiencies in equipment - attempted, pilot in command (cause) - directional control - not obtained/maintained, pilot in command - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - berm - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE AT APPLE VALLEY HE NOTICED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THE BRAKE HELD DURING RUN-UP AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT TO HIS AIRSTRIP WHERE HE HAD TOOLS AND BRAKE FLUID TO EXAMINE THE PROBLEM. DURING THE LANDING ON THE 2,600-FOOT-LONG AIRSTRIP RUNWAY, THE LEFT BRAKE DID NOT WORK AT ALL AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT, COLLIDED WITH A BERM, AND NOSED OVER. THE APPLE VALLEY AIRPORT HAS SEVERAL FIXED-BASE OPERATORS WHO OFFER AIRCRAFT REPAIR SERVICES. ## Factual narrative On February 19, 1995, at 1030 Pacific standard time, a Cessna T210F, N6186R, operated by the pilot, landed on the pilot's dirt airstrip near Phalen, California. The pilot informed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) coordinator that during rollout the left brake failed to properly function. The pilot lost control of the airplane and it veered off the runway to the right, collided with a berm, and nosed over. The airplane was substantially damaged, and the commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the personal flight. The flight originated from Apple Valley, California, on the day of the accident at 1000 as a personal flight to the airstrip. In a telephone interview, the pilot reported that while taxiing for departure at Apple Valley he noticed that the left brake was not working correctly. The brake held during run-up and the pilot elected to continue the flight to his airstrip where he had tools and brake fluid to examine the problem. During the landing on the 2,600-foot-long airstrip runway, the left brake did not work at all and the pilot was unable to maintain directional control. The Apple Valley airport has several fixed-base operators who offer aircraft repair services. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6186R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6186R-2015-12-14), registration cancelled 2015-12-14, S/N T210-0086, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T210F - Registry model: [Cessna T210F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210f) (registry code 2073422) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: T210-0086 - Airframe hours: 3950 - Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-C 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Kenneth E. Brock - Registered owner: Ken Brock Manufacturing, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 18, 1994 - Departed: APV, APPLE VALLEY, CA - Destination: NONE - Airport: Private Airstrip, runway 27, 2,600 × 50 ft, gravel ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 30 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F ## 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 19950219004799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950219004799A), Feb 19, 1995: Cessna T210F, Phalen, CA, Substantial damage. Departed with known brake problem. Brake failed landing. Exited runway. Nosed over. ## Other investigations on N6186R (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 WPR14LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA056), Nov 17, 2013: Cessna T210 - F (N6186R), Oceanside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to determine the actual onboard fuel quantity before beginning the flight, which resulted in a complete loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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