ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365434
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| Date: | Thursday 18 April 1991 |
| Time: | 17:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna P210 |
| Owner/operator: | Goode Aircraft Sales |
| Registration: | N90TL |
| MSN: | P21000206 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-P5B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Olean, NY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Elyria, OH (22G) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT MADE A NOSE HIGH TOUCHDOWN ON THE MAIN WHEELS AND DRAGGED THE TAIL SKID ON THE RUNWAY. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS HARD, AND WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK THE RUNWAY, IT COLLAPSED. THE PILOT ATTRIBUTED THE MISJUDGED LANDING TO LACK OF CONSISTENCY IN HIS RECENT FLYING EXPERIENCE AND HIS FAILURE TO PROPERLY COMPENSATE FOR A DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE AND THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC91LA118
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 10:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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