Cessna 210 N3938Y

Summary

On 8 April 2017 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 210 registered N3938Y was involved in an accident near Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 April 2017 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Dona Ana County Airport At San (5T6)

Coordinates

31.8806, -106.7033

Aircraft

Cessna 210

Registration

N3938Y

Category

Airplane

Year built

1964

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Santa Teresa → Santa Teresa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA226

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, porpoised landing and subsequent nose-over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was practicing takeoffs and landings on the asphalt runway. The airplane bounced during the touchdown, and the airplane began a hard porpoise down the runway. The nose landing gear wheel cracked and separated from the airplane, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer, the rudder, and the left wing strut. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.