Cessna T210F N6776R

Summary

On 27 July 2002 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna T210F registered N6776R was involved in an accident near Willits, California, United States. One person was 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

27 July 2002 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Willits, California, United States

Nearest airport

Ells Field-Willits Municipal A (O28)

Coordinates

39.0711, -123.3722

Aircraft

Cessna T210F

Registration

N6776R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Petaluma → Willits

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX02LA238

Nobody was injured.

the student pilot's misjudged, distance, and speed, and failure to attain the proper touchdown point.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane overran the runway and nosed over during the landing roll. During approach, the airplane was high, and the airspeed was faster than normal. It landed long, touching down about 90 miles per hour. The airplane touched down about three quarters down the runway, and the pilot applied brake pressure. The airplane departed the end of the runway and continued down a 30- to 40- foot embankment. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted, with the nose facing 160 degrees. The pilot did not report any mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.