- Date
- July 8, 1984, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Topeka, KS
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5537WCessna P210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840708030589A
- Case key
- 33733
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Planning/decision - improperCause
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequate
Directional control - not maintained
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled
Nose over
Terrain condition - softFactor
Terrain condition - wetFactor
Analysis
During flt, the plt decided to divert to Topeka, KS. While landing on rwy 13, the acft veered to the right. Subsequently, it went off the side of the rwy, encountered soft, muddy terrain & nosed over. The wind was from 210 degs at 14 gusting 22 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5537W
- Reported as
- Cessna P210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P21000709
- Airframe hours
- 569
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-P, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Verden R. White
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 30, 1983 · 37 hours before
- Departed
- FAR · Fargo, ND
- Destination
- CNU · Chanute, KS
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- FOE · Forbes, runway 13, 12,819 × 200 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,234 total · 147 in this make and model · 3,077 as pilot in command · 53 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 14 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.