# NTSB WPR25LA164: Cessna T210M, N6419B, Tucson Estates, AZ, May 29, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: May 29, 2025, 09:45 local (16:45 UTC) - Place: Tucson Estates, AZ - Coordinates: 32.142211, -111.17457 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1422&lon=-111.1746&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: 3 uninjured - 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): 200238 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR25LA164 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200238/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200238 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA164 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Landing gear system: nose/tail landing gear](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Capability exceeded; cases with it: [Cessna T210M, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220/cases.md?model=2073451), [All aircraft, 185 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220/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 T210M, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2073451), [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 T210M, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073451), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/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 T210M, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2073451), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, he initiated the landing flare late and the airplane landed hard and then bounced. Before he could initiate a go around, the airplane bounced again and impacted the ground hard, resulting in substantial damage to the lower forward fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6419B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6419B), registered now, S/N 21062762, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M - Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21062762 - Year built: 1978 - Airframe hours: 2491 - Engines: Continental TSIO-520-R 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 5, 2025 - Departed: TUS, Tucson, AZ - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: RYN, Ryan Field Airport, runway 6R, 5,500 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B, Electronic primary flight display, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 69; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: basicmed, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 13, 2024; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 1,305 total, 1,030 in this make and model, 1,150 as pilot in command, 56 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 40° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 27 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: KRYN, 1 nm away - METAR: KRYN 291650Z 04005KT 10SM CLR 28/M03 A2995 ## 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 20250529005719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250529005719A), May 29, 2025: Cessna T210M, Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. PIC stated that while attempting to land he flared incorrectly leading to the main gear hitting the runway hard. This led to the aircraft porpoising onto the… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 28, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200238. 3.4 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 1.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18846277&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=1.%206120%20Flattened_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigation photographs (item 2, PDF, 4 pages, 3 photos, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18846719&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=3.%20Investigation%20Photographs-Rel.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. 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