Cessna 210B N9666X

Summary

On 10 June 2006 at about 20:32 local time, a Cessna 210B registered N9666X was involved in an accident near Flagstaff, Arizona, 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

10 June 2006 at 20:32

Classification

Accident

Location

Flagstaff, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG)

Coordinates

35.1383, -111.6711

Aircraft

Cessna 210B

Registration

N9666X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Phoenix → Flagstaff

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX06CA208

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudged flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing and a porpoise.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot made a hard landing resulting in a porpoise pilot induced oscillation and substantial damage to the airplane. The pilot configured the airplane for landing at the destination airport with 30 degrees of wing flaps while maintaining an airspeed of 90 miles per hour (mph). As the airplane touched down on the runway identifier markings (numbers) it bounced and became airborne again. The airplane then porpoised down the runway, collapsing the nose landing gear on the third contact. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.