Cessna P210N N210SL

Summary

On 22 May 2010 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna P210N registered N210SL, operated by Pine Lake Leasing Group LLC, was involved in an accident near Petaluma, 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

22 May 2010 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Petaluma, California, United States

Nearest airport

Petaluma Municipal (O69)

Coordinates

38.2578, -122.6053

Aircraft

Cessna P210N

Registration

N210SL

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Pine Lake Leasing Group LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Modesto → Petaluma

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10CA296

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusty crosswind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing roll the airplane was struck by a gust of wind, which he described as "pretty strong." The airport manager reported to the Federal Aviation Administration inspector that the winds at the time of the accident were a direct crosswind at around 40 knots. The airplane departed the side of the runway into a grassy area. As the pilot was correcting back to the runway, the nose landing gear hit a depression and sheared off, and the propeller struck the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall. In a phone conversation, the pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane before the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.