Cessna T210L N732DD
24 July 1997 · Corona, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 July 1997 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna T210L registered N732DD was involved in an accident near Corona, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Corona, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Corona Municipal (AJO)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210L
- Registration
- N732DD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Long Beach → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX97LA255
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the pilot's improper landing flare. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the pilot to correct a landing induced porpoise, and go-around.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he flared higher than he would have liked which made his landing too hard and the airplane to porpoise. The nose gear failed causing a fire which totally consumed the aircraft. He did not attempt a go-around.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna T210L accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 1997 | Cessna T210L | Dillon, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 6 Mar 1997 | Cessna T210L | Meridianville, Alabama, United States | Starflight Simmons Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Oct 1997 | Cessna T210L | Gt. Barrington, Massachusetts, United States | James P. Sheahan | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1997 | Cessna T210L | Durango, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1996 | Cessna T210L | Lonestar, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1998 | Cessna T210L | Oakland, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1997 | Airbus A300 B4-203 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Pan American World Airways, In | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1997 | Bell UH-1H | Tahoe City, California, United States | Usda / Forest Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1997 | Cessna 152 | Julian, California, United States | Plus One Flyers, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Oct 1997 | Schweizer 2-32 | Warner Springs, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Oct 1997 | Bellanca 7ECA | Tracy, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Oct 1997 | Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300 | Castaic, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |