# NTSB SEA04CA123: Cessna T210M, N761TD, Mallard Creek, ID, July 4, 2004

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: July 4, 2004, 08:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Mallard Creek, ID
- Coordinates: 45.623332, -115.319999
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6233&lon=-115.3200&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 2004
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 59566
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA04CA123
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59566/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA123

## Probable cause

Improper touchdown during landing.  A factor contributing to the accident was soft ground conditions.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command
  - touchdown - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

In a written statement the pilot reported he encountered a "wind swirl" while landing to the north on the 2,000-foot grass runway.  The pilot stated he corrected for the situation, however, the airplane touched on the left shoulder of the runway.  Shortly after touchdown, the airplane encountered soft ground conditions and nosed-over.

## Factual narrative

On July 4, 2004, about 0830 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna T210M, N761TD, sustained substantial damage subsequent to a nose over during landing at Mallard Creek Ranch east of Dixie, Idaho.  The airplane is owned by JJ Arrow, LLC, and was being operated by the pilot as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country flight under the provisions of Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred.  The private pilot and pilot rated passenger were not injured.   Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight.  The flight originated from Bountiful, Utah, approximately 3 hours prior to the accident.

In a written statement dated July 8, 2004, the pilot reported he encountered a "wind swirl" while landing to the north on the 2,000-foot grass runway.  The pilot stated he corrected for the situation, however, the airplane touched on the left shoulder of the runway.  Shortly after touchdown, the airplane encountered soft ground conditions and nosed-over.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N761TD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761TD-2005-12-05), registration cancelled 2005-12-05, S/N 21062497, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna T210M
- Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21062497
- Engines: Continental TSIO-520 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Doyle E. Pergande
- Registered owner: JJ Arrow LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: BTF, BOUNTIFUL, UT
- Destination: Mallard Creek, ID
- Airport: runway 36

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 1,630 total, 759 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 20040704011579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040704011579A), Jul 4, 2004: Cessna T210M, Mallard Creek, ID, Destroyed. (-23) N761TD, a 1978 Cessna 210 aircraft piloted by Mr. Doyle pergande crashed on landing a Mallard Creek, Idaho, a Private Airport. The Mallard Creek airport…

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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