Cessna 210A N9489X

Summary

On 4 February 1998 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 210A registered N9489X, operated by TOM A. Hayes, was involved in an accident near Morgan, Utah, 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

4 February 1998 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Morgan, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Morgan County (42U)

Coordinates

41.0097, -111.6693

Aircraft

Cessna 210A

Registration

N9489X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

TOM A. Hayes

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW98LA120

Nobody was injured.

failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. A related factor was the lack of experience in the make and model of aircraft.

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

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During the landing roll, at the completion of a local area personal flight, the aircraft exited the side of the runway and struck a hangar. The aircraft rotated onto a wing tip, the nose landing gear collapsed, and then the aircraft came down on the other wing tip. The pilot, who had 6 hours in type, said the right brake grabbed. An FAA airworthiness inspector examined the aircraft and aircraft logs. The inspector found no system failure or malfunction, but did find that the aircraft was out of annual inspection. According to the pilot, the wind was calm, when the accident occurred.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.