Cessna 210K N9483M

Summary

On 31 May 1999 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 210K registered N9483M, operated by Hargus & Massey Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Mountain View, Arkansas, United States. 5 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

31 May 1999 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Mountain View, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Wilcox Memorial Field (7M2)

Coordinates

35.8703, -92.1095

Aircraft

Cessna 210K

Registration

N9483M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hargus & Massey Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Knoxville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW99LA158

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain control during the landing flare/touchdown. Factors were the pilot's delay in aborting the landing and the fence post.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During an aborted landing, the right wing of the airplane contacted a wooden fence post located on the airport boundary, approximately 50 feet to the right of the midpoint of the runway. According to the pilot, the airplane touched down 'a little early' and the aircraft 'bounced.' The aircraft then began to drift to the right side of the runway. The pilot attempted to correct for the drift by adding left rudder; however, the aircraft did not respond to rudder input and continued to drift. The pilot aborted the landing by adding full power. After flying the traffic pattern, he made an 'uneventful' landing and then discovered the damage to the right wing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.