# NTSB OAK79FXQ27: Cessna 210A, Reno, NV, July 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1979
- Place: Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133951
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79FXQ27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FXQ27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0007  79/7/24    RENO,NV             CESSNA 210A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 455
        TIME - 1658                    C-GWEC              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 308 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KLAMATH FALLS,OR            RENO,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- REAR SEAT PASSENGER PUSHED PILOT INTO CONTROLS. WIND GUSTING 22 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-GWEC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Reno Intl

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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