Cessna T210M N761NX

Summary

On 26 August 2011 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna T210M registered N761NX was involved in an accident near Kremmling, Colorado, 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

26 August 2011 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Kremmling, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Mc Elroy Airfield (20V)

Coordinates

40.0536, -106.3689

Aircraft

Cessna T210M

Registration

N761NX

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Twin Falls → Kremmling

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA620

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the approach to runway 27, the pilot maintained the airspeed between 100 and 110 knots to compensate for the gusting wind. The pilot reported that the wind at the time of the accident was from 190 degrees at 10 knots, gusting to 18 knots. Upon touchdown, the airplane began to porpoise and the pilot aborted the landing. During the go-around attempt, the airplane encountered a wind gust and settled back onto the ground adjacent to the runway. The pilot reduced the engine power and attempted to stop the airplane. Subsequently, the airplane impacted an airport perimeter fence and came to rest upright. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the nosewheel landing gear had separated and that the gearbox bulkhead was bent and deformed. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical anomalies or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.