# NTSB WPR09CA478: Cessna T210J, N899KM, Albany, OR, September 14, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 13, 2009, 17:00 local (Sep 14, 2009, 00:00 UTC) - Place: Albany, OR - Coordinates: 44.637779, -123.059448 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6378&lon=-123.0594&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 29, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Portland FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 74892 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR09CA478 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74892/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74892 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA478 ## Probable cause The malfunction of the left main wheel brake during landing due to inadequate hydraulic fluid in the left brake pedal master cylinder due to leakage. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Landing gear system: master cylinder/brake valve](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023243): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Inoperative (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T210J, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023243/cases.md?model=2073440), [All aircraft, 21 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023243/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: sign/marker](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022015): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna T210J, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022015/cases.md?model=2073440), [All aircraft, 214 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T210J, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md?model=2073440), [All aircraft, 994 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna T210J, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2073440), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna T210J, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2073440), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis After an uneventful touchdown for a full-stop landing, the pilot initially raised the nose of the airplane for the purpose of aerodynamic braking. She then lowered the nose wheel to the runway, and began to apply the wheel brakes. At that time she discovered that there was no resistance from the left brake pedal, and that the left brake was not working. Although she applied the right brake hard, that wheel began to skid, and the airplane departed the right side of the end of the runway. After departing the runway, the airplane's horizontal stabilizer impacted a runway sign support box. An inspection of the left brake master cylinder by a Federal Aviation Administration Airworthiness Inspector determined that it contained only residual hydraulic fluid near its bottom, and that fluid had been leaking past the shaft that protrudes from the master cylinder and connects to the brake pedal. ## Factual narrative After an uneventful touchdown for a full-stop landing, the pilot initially raised the nose of the airplane for the purpose of aerodynamic braking. She then lowered the nose wheel to the runway, and began to apply the wheel brakes. At that time she discovered that there was no resistance from the left brake pedal, and that the left brake was not working. Although she applied the right brake hard, that wheel began to skid, and the airplane departed the right side of the end of the runway. After departing the runway, the airplane's horizontal stabilizer impacted a runway sign support box. An inspection of the left brake master cylinder by a Federal Aviation Administration Airworthiness Inspector determined that it contained only residual hydraulic fluid near its bottom, and that fluid had been leaking past the shaft that protrudes from the master cylinder and connects to the brake pedal. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N899KM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N899KM-2025-09-26), registration cancelled 2025-09-26, S/N T210-0454, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T210J - Registry model: [Cessna T210J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210j) (registry code 2073440) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: T210-0454 - Airframe hours: 4054 - Engines: CONT MOTOR GTSIO-520-C 340 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Deborah Criger - Registered owner: Backcountry Flyers LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 2009 - Departed: KCVO, Corvallis, OR - Destination: S12, Albany, OR - Airport: S12, Albany Municipal, runway 34, 3,004 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 59; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 20, 2009; seat: left; flight hours: 241 total, 153 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20090913020269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090913020269A), Sep 13, 2009: Cessna T210J, Albany, OR, Substantial damage. The flight originated on September 13, 2009, from enterprise, OR (8S4) with intermediate stop at corvallis, OR (cvo) terminating at Albany, OR (S12) at… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 23, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74892. 627 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 627 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40320446&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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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