Cessna 210-5(205) N205CT

Summary

On 27 September 2024 at about 20:10 local time, a Cessna 210-5(205) registered N205CT was involved in an accident near Bryan, Texas, 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

27 September 2024 at 20:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Bryan, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Coulter Field Airport (CFD)

Coordinates

30.7157, -96.3314

Aircraft

Cessna 210-5(205)

Registration

N205CT

Category

Airplane

Year built

1963

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bryan → Bryan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA371

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

The pilot reported that during the approach, he noticed the airplane was going to touchdown short of the runway. He attempted to correct the approach path by increasing engine power. The nose of the airplane pitched up, the pilot lost visual sight of the runway, and the airplane yawed to the left. The left wing struck the ground and then impacted a runway identifier sign. The airplane veered left, departed the runway, and came to rest upright in the adjacent grass, which resulted in substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.