Cessna 210A N9466X

Summary

On 29 April 1998 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 210A registered N9466X was involved in an accident near Weatherford, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 April 1998 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Weatherford, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Parker County (WEA)

Coordinates

32.7509, -97.7691

Aircraft

Cessna 210A

Registration

N9466X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Beaumont → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW98LA226

Nobody was injured.

The restricted movement of the elevator control system by a bolt.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During landing, the airplane touched down hard damaging the propeller and the firewall. According to the pilot, he was unable to flare the airplane due to a 'stuck' control yoke. Both the pilot and his passenger reported that following the flight, the owner of the airplane inspected the area behind the instrument panel and found that a bolt through the yoke was catching on tubing behind the panel. An FAA inspector examined the airplane approximately 1 month after the accident and found no discrepancies in the elevator control system.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.