# NTSB WPR22LA372: Cessna P210N, N4620K, Weston, OR, September 1, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: September 1, 2022, 10:20 local (17:20 UTC) - Place: Weston, OR - Coordinates: 45.7975, -118.23333 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7975&lon=-118.2333&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 106251 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR22LA372 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106251/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106251 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA372 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a bounced landing and runway excursion. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna P210N, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2073454), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/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 P210N, 18 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073454), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna P210N, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2073454), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/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: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna P210N, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2073454), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, he entered the traffic pattern to land on the private runway. The airplane touched down on the runway’s asphalt surface and bounced. The pilot decided a go-around would not be successful and continued with the landing. He applied maximum brake pressure, retracted the wing flaps, and deflected the elevator upward. Despite his attempts, the airplane continued off the end of the runway and descended into a ditch. The right wing was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4620K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4620K-2024-04-03), registration cancelled 2024-04-03, S/N P21000240, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N - Registry model: [Cessna P210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (registry code 2073454) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: P21000240 - Year built: 1979 - Airframe hours: 1921 - Engines: Continental Motors TSIO-520-P5 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Rule Aero LLC - Registered owner: Rule Aero LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 22, 2022, 4 hours before - Departed: 5WA5, Wapato, WA - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: None, Private, runway 34, 1,800 × 20 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, Auto-pilot, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 73; injuries: minor; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 21, 2021; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 19,930 total, 137 in this make and model, 13,800 as pilot in command, 64 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 60 °F - Altimeter: 30.16 inHg - Observed at: KALW, 18 nm away ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 9, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106251. 2.6 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14693390&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Accident photo (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 394 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14694448&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=C-Form%20Photos-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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