Cessna T210M N210NS

Summary

On 14 July 2005 at about 21:50 local time, a Cessna T210M registered N210NS, operated by Billy D. Bouldin, was involved in an accident near TwentyninePalms, 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

14 July 2005 at 21:50

Classification

Accident

Location

TwentyninePalms, California, United States

Nearest airport

Bauer Airport (61CA)

Coordinates

34.1747, -116.0669

Aircraft

Cessna T210M

Registration

N210NS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Billy D. Bouldin

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lancaster → 29 Palms

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX05CA235

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to verify the current local wind condition that resulted in his selection of the wrong runway and an inadvertent downwind landing, a runway overrun and a ground collision with objects. A factor in the accident was the short runway and its dirt surface, which reduced brake effectiveness.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane overran the runway's end and skidded into a block wall during a downwind landing. Prior to takeoff, the pilot had spoken with the airstrip's owner who reported that the wind was calm. Upon arriving at the airport, the pilot made a straight-in approach to runway 09 without first verifying the local wind direction. Runway 27 was available for use. The airport was equipped with windsocks that were at the approach ends of both runways, and witnesses said the winds were from the west at approximately 15 knots. The pilot said that during rollout about midway down the runway, the airplane seemed to accelerate. There was insufficient remaining runway on the 2,000-foot-long dirt airstrip to go-around, so the pilot applied brakes. The airplane impacted the block wall at 20 mph. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.