Cessna T210L N732DK
24 December 2008 · Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 December 2008 at about 00:45 local time, a Cessna T210L registered N732DK, operated by JOCHEN Haber, was involved in an accident near Santa Fe, New Mexico, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 00:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)
- Coordinates
- 35.6169, -106.0869
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210L
- Registration
- N732DK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- JOCHEN Haber
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Page → Santa Fe
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- CEN09CA101
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to land in gusty crosswinds, leading to his inability to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident were the crosswinds.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was performing a night visual landing to runway 20. He stated this was the only runway available for night landings. During the approach winds were 290 degrees at 25 knots, gusting to 35 knots. After touchdown the airplane went to the right and impacted a snow drift beside the runway. The maximum demonstrated crosswind velocity for this airplane was 21 knots. Examination of the airplane revealed that both wing spars were bent.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2009 | Cessna T210L | Moab, Utah, United States | Arrow West Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 2007 | Cessna T210L | Ocumare del Tuy, Venezuela | Juan C. Obregon | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 2009 | Cessna T210L | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Suddarth Steven Craig | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 2009 | Cessna T210L | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 2009 | Cessna T210L | Madera, California, United States | Davis David L | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 May 2007 | Cessna T210L | The Dalles, Oregon, United States | Axel Armbruster | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2008 | Sproul 72K-TET | Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States | Keith A. Sproul | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Mar 2008 | Spartan 7W | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 2008 | Robinson R22 BETA | Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States | Premier Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2008 | Maule MXT-7-180A | Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States | Michael D. Perry | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Oct 2008 | Cessna 170 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | James Garner/Constance & Ernest Buenafe | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 2008 | Cameron Balloons Us A-105 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Tierney Ronald C | Serious injuries | - |