Cessna T210 N6958N
18 August 2018 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 August 2018 at about 14:46 local time, a Cessna T210 registered N6958N was involved in an accident near Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. One person was 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 14:46
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Richard lloyd Jones Jr (RVS)
- Coordinates
- 36.0397, -95.9847
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210
- Registration
- N6958N
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1979
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tulsa → McAllen
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN18LA345
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to take off with a known electrical problem, which resulted in the loss of electrical power, problem with the landing gear extension system, and subsequent runway excursion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane had been sitting on a ramp for 3-4 months before the accident flight. The pilot initially could not start the engine due to a discharged battery but then departed on a cross-country flight after a ground unit was used to start the airplane. After takeoff, the pilot noticed that the radios became silent. He started to troubleshoot the loss of radio communications with no success. He set up to return to the airport and land on the runway. The pilot tried to deploy the flaps and landing gear, but there was no indication that either extended. He stated that he checked to see if the landing gear extended by using the wing-mounted mirrors. The pilot continued the approach. During the landing rollout, the pilot applied right rudder and brakes, but the airplane rolled off the runway into the grass. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed a collapsed left main landing gear. No mechanical anomalies were noted with the landing gear, and the battery was discharged. It is likely that the discharged battery affected the landing gear extension system. However, it could not be determined if the landing gear collapsed during the accident sequence or if it was not completely extended before landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna T210 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2018 | Cessna T210 | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 2018 | Cessna T210 | FiIlmore, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 2018 | Cessna T210 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 2018 | Cessna T210 | San Luis Obispo, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 2018 | Cessna T210 | Pocahontas, Arkansas, United States | ALC Aviation Services LLC | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 2018 | Cessna T210 | Silver City, Idaho, United States | T And C Aircraft Corporation | Fatal | 3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 2018 | Ayres S2R | El Reno, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Oct 2018 | Cessna 205 | Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2018 | Cessna 560 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Burgess Aircraft Management, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 2018 | Cessna 170 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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