# NTSB WPR14CA261: Cessna 210A, N9457X, Port Angeles, WA, June 22, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 22, 2014, 12:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: Port Angeles, WA - Coordinates: 48.11861, -123.493057 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1186&lon=-123.4931&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 30, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 89504 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR14CA261 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/89504/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89504 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA261 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground-loop. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 210A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2073408), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/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 210A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073408), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Cessna 210A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2073408), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Cessna 210A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2073408), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/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: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 210A, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2073408), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 210A, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2073408), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during landing with a crosswind in the tailwheel equipped airplane, a gust of wind hit the airplane which ground-looped to the right. The left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing, left aileron, and the left horizontal stabilizer were substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that during landing with a crosswind in the tailwheel equipped airplane, a gust of wind hit the airplane which ground-looped to the right. The left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing, left aileron, and the left horizontal stabilizer were substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9457X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9457X), registered now, S/N 21057757, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A (A) - Registry model: [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (registry code 2073408) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21057757 - Year built: 1961 - Airframe hours: 2577 - Engines: CONT MOTOR IO-470 SERIES 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, March 10, 2014, 42 hours before - Departed: KAWO, Arlington, WA - Destination: CLM, Port Angeles, WA - Airport: CLM, William R Fairchild Intl, runway 26, 6,347 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 70; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 2, 2013; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 637 total, 118 in this make and model, 522 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days, 22 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: KCLM ## 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 20140622008339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140622008339A), Jun 22, 2014: Cessna 210A, Port Angeles, WA, Substantial damage. During a telephone conversation with the pilot, he stated that after touch down on runway 26 at william fairchild airport, Port angles, Washington, the pilot… ## Other investigations on N9457X (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 FTW67F0427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0427-118754), Jan 31, 1967: Cessna 210A (N9457X), Keller, TX, substantial damage ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 18, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89504. 771 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 771 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40416678&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.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/). 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