Cessna 210F N9RB

Summary

On 1 June 2007 at about 23:45 local time, a Cessna 210F registered N9RB, operated by William Booty, was involved in an accident near Denton, Montana, 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

1 June 2007 at 23:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Denton, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Denton Airport (5U0)

Coordinates

47.3208, -109.9419

Aircraft

Cessna 210F

Registration

N9RB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

William Booty

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hinsdale → Denton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX07CA183

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to abort the landing with insufficient runway available to gurantee obstruction clearance.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While executing an aborted landing, the nose wheel of the airplane snagged a barbed wire fence and the airplane nosed over on its back. The pilot stated that he arrived over the destination airport and circled to check the grass strip for obstructions and general field conditions. Satisfied with the appearance of the runway he decided to land. Towards the end of the landing rollout he felt that the tires were sinking and dragging excessively. Fearing getting stuck, he elected to abort the landing and continue with a takeoff. After liftoff, the airplane failed to clear a barbed wire fence at the end of the runway and the nose landing gear tire snagged the fence and the airplane nosed over on its back. The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.