Cessna T210 N89EP

Summary

On 23 April 2024 at about 18:13 local time, a Cessna T210 registered N89EP was involved in an accident near Placerville, California, 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

23 April 2024 at 18:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Placerville, California, United States

Nearest airport

Swansboro Airport (01CL)

Coordinates

38.7984, -120.7342

Aircraft

Cessna T210

Registration

N89EP

Category

Airplane

Year built

1974

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Livermore → Placerville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR24LA133

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that immediately after touching down on the runway the airplane veered right. He attempted to correct with rudder application, but the airplane continued to veer to the right. He applied the left brake to help with the correction as the airplane continued to veer to the right of the runway. Before exiting off the side of the runway he applied pressure to both brake pedals. Despite his actions, the airplane exited the runway and onto the grass-covered runway safety area and continued to a parking area near hangars. The braking had little effect as the airplane traveled over the grass, and the pilot continued to apply the left brake and full left rudder to try to return to the runway. In a last effort to avoid the parking area, he again applied both brakes. Subsequently, the airplane impacted an unoccupied airplane and then a hangar door. The pilot reported that, following the accident, he examined the right brake caliper assembly and found it to be tight and secured. According to the pilot, he could not move the right wheel assembly on the axle. However, postaccident examination of the brakes by an FAA inspector revealed no anomalies and both brakes functioned normally. No pre-accident mechanical anomalies were found that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.