Pilot Debrief

Cessna P210 near Novato, CA — 2019-08-01

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Date
2019-08-01
Location
Novato, CA, USA
Airport
DVO
Aircraft
Cessna P210
Registration
N234SB
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilots’ improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the nose landing gear.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, after making a normal approach, the airplane touched down on the runway surface and bounced. The airplane touched down again, resulting in the nose gear collapsing. The propeller contacted the runway, and the airplane veered off the asphalt, coming to rest in the grass median. A postaccident examination of the nose gear revealed that signatures were consistent with the nose strut failing as a result of a heavy aft force that would occur with an extreme nose-low impact or encounter with an obstacle. The damage incurred to the airplane supported the likelihood that the airplane touched down hard on the nose gear.

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