- Date
- May 15, 1993, 19:45 local (May 16, 1993, 02:45 UTC)
- Place
- Palouse, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9421TCessna 210
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930515014039A
- Case key
- 41711
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Probable cause
The pilot in command not maintaining directional control. A factor contributing to the accident was the control interference by the passenger.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the landing roll the pilot went to apply the toe brakes and found them already depressed. As the nosewheel touched down the aircraft veered off the right side of the runway and shortly thereafter the right wing impacted a building. The passenger reported to the pilot that he was on the brakes.
Factual narrative
On May 15, 1993, at approximately 1945 hours Pacific daylight time (PDT), a Cessna 210, N9421T, registered to and operated by Wayne A. Robinson, and being flown by Brent A. Loney, a certificated private pilot, was destroyed during a collision with a hangar during landing rollout on runway 11 at the owner's private airstrip near Palouse, Washington. The pilot and owner/passenger were uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The flight, which was personal in nature, was to have been operated in accordance with the requirements set forth in 14CFR91 and originated from the accident airstrip at approximately 1815.
The pilot reported that after touchdown "when I slid my heels up from the floor to apply toe brakes they were already applied." As the pilot allowed the nosewheel to descend to the runway the aircraft veered to the right departing the runway. The pilot reported applying "left brake and full left rudder to try to get the plane back on the runway." Shortly thereafter the right wing impacted a building.
The passenger reported to the pilot that he got on the brakes initially and then got back off during the landing evolution.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9421T
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 57221
- Airframe hours
- 2,433
- Engine
- Continental IO-470E, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robinson, Wayne A.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 3, 1992 · 57 hours before
- Airport
- runway 29, 1,600 × 25 ft, macadam
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 216 total · 41 in this make and model · 170 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PUW, 165 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9421T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.