Cessna T210N N6182N

Summary

On 25 April 2008 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna T210N registered N6182N was involved in an accident near Coaldale, Nevada, United States. 3 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

25 April 2008 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Coaldale, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Argentum Mill Pvt Dirt Strip (NONE)

Coordinates

38.1172, -118.0069

Aircraft

Cessna T210N

Registration

N6182N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Reno → Coaldale

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX08CA096

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control after encountering an unknown object on the dirt runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing rollout on a dirt runway, the airplane struck something. The airplane veered off the runway, bounced over a berm, and struck a small ditch that sheared off the nose landing gear and damaged the left wing tip. He reported that the runway was located in a remote area near a mill. The desert floor had been graded to make it usable as a runway. A mechanic at the mill had driven along the runway prior to the accident flight, and reported no disturbances on the runway to the pilot. The mechanic further reported that it looked okay to land there. The pilot stated that he has landed on this runway several times with no problems encountered. The pilot also reported that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.