Cessna T210N N5391A

Summary

On 15 September 2017 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna T210N registered N5391A, operated by Singh Amandeep, was involved in an accident near Watsonville, California, 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

15 September 2017 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Watsonville, California, United States

Nearest airport

Watsonville Muni (WVI)

Coordinates

36.9358, -121.7906

Aircraft

Cessna T210N

Registration

N5391A

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Singh Amandeep

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Livermore → Watsonville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR17LA204

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent nose gear separation.

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, the airplane bounced and soon after he felt a "jerk and thump," and the propeller contacted the runway as the airplane slid across the runway with the nose down. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the leading edge of the right horizontal stabilizer. Examination of the runway surface revealed markings consistent with a hard landing on the nose landing gear. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. It is likely that the pilot failed to maintain a proper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing on the nose gear and its subsequent separation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.