Cessna 210N N77RE

Summary

On 11 April 2007 at about 08:00 local time, a Cessna 210N registered N77RE was involved in an accident near Charlotte, Michigan, 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

11 April 2007 at 08:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Charlotte, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Fitch H Beach Airport (FPK)

Coordinates

42.5744, -84.8114

Aircraft

Cessna 210N

Registration

N77RE

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Springfield → Charlotte

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CHI07CA100

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, inadequate landing flare, failure to maintain directional control, and encounter with a pilot-induced oscillation (porpoise. A contributing factor was the wind gust.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was substantially damaged during a hard landing and subsequent runway excursion. The pilot reported that winds at the intended destination were from 100 degrees, gusting to 15 knots. He setup for landing on runway 2 and noted that the approach was "normal." The pilot stated: "At approximately 1 foot above the runway I experienced a strong gust which caused the aircraft to hit hard onto the runway. At that time the aircraft began to porpoise. I then added power. Apparently the nose wheel sustained damage which caused the aircraft to veer off to the left of the runway." The nose and left main landing gear subsequently collapsed. The pilot noted that there were no malfunctions associated with the aircraft prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.