# NTSB WPR14CA217: Cessna 210, N9589T, Moab, UT, May 28, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 28, 2014, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC) - Place: Moab, UT - Coordinates: 38.754722, -109.754722 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7547&lon=-109.7547&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 30, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Adminitration - NTSB case key (mKey): 89322 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR14CA217 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/89322/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89322 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA217 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 210, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2073402), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 210, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073402), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 210, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2073402), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: gear extension and retract sys](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Inoperative; cases with it: [Cessna 210, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md?model=2073402), [All aircraft, 416 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 210, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2073402), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that the purpose of the flight was to make numerous takeoffs and transport skydivers to an adequate jumping altitude. The first takeoff was uneventful, and after the skydivers egressed the airplane, the pilot returned back to the airport. During the landing, the airplane bounced three times down the runway. The pilot taxied to the hangar and without shutting down the engine, boarded the second load of skydivers. Shortly thereafter, the pilot departed and during the initial climb, he attempted to retract the landing gear. The landing gear would not retract and the pilot decided to continue the flight with the landing gear extended. After the skydivers jumped, the pilot landed without incident. He taxied back to the hangar and shut down the engine. After exiting the airplane he noticed that the propeller tips were bent. As a result of the impact, the firewall was substantially damaged. The pilot reported no pre impact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated that the purpose of the flight was to make numerous takeoffs and transport skydivers to an adequate jumping altitude. The first takeoff was uneventful, and after the skydivers egressed the airplane, the pilot returned back to the airport. During the landing, the airplane bounced three times down the runway. The pilot taxied to the hangar and without shutting down the engine, boarded the second load of skydivers. Shortly thereafter, the pilot departed and during the initial climb, he attempted to retract the landing gear. The landing gear would not retract and the pilot decided to continue the flight with the landing gear extended. After the skydivers jumped, the pilot landed without incident. He taxied back to the hangar and shut down the engine. After exiting the airplane he noticed that the propeller tips were bent. As a result of the impact, the firewall was substantially damaged. The pilot reported no pre impact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9589T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9589T-2018-08-18), registration cancelled 2018-08-18, S/N 57389, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210 (F) - Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 57389 - Year built: 1960 - Airframe hours: 3883 - Engines: Teledyne Continental Motors IO-470E 260 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Skydiving, Part 91 - Operator: Canyonland Skydive - Registered owner: Gray Robert P - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 18, 2014, 41 hours before - Departed: CNY, Moab, UT - Destination: CNY, Moab, UT - Airport: CNY, Canyonlands Field, runway 03, 7,100 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 25; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 250 total, 120 in this make and model, 172 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 9 knots, gusting 16 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 86 °F - Observed at: KCYN ## 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 20140528006769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140528006769A), May 28, 2014: Cessna 210, Moab, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot induced porposing effect, resulting in a hard landing on runway 03 after conducting a skydiving operation. Propeller strike on the ground and firewall… ## Other investigations on N9589T (1) 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. - [NTSB CEN17LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA162), Apr 20, 2017: Cessna 210 (N9589T), Salida, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 19, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89322. 2.5 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 2.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40416719&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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.