N5287A – CESSNA T210N – 2009-07-07 NTSB Accident Report

On July 07, 2009, a Cessna T210N (N5287A) was involved in an incident near Corona, CA. All 5 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's inadequate flare during touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing.

In a written statement, the pilot reported that while en route to his destination airport, the fuel gauges malfunctioned to erroneously indicate empty tanks. With the insistence of his passenger, the pilot opted to divert to the closest airport. The approach was normal and he configured the airplane for landing. The airplane touched down on the runway surface hard, resulting in it bouncing down the runway two or three times. The nose landing gear subsequently collapsed and the airplane came to rest over halfway down the runway.

As a result of the impact the airplane sustained damage to the firewall. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine.

This incident is documented in NTSB report WPR09CA352. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N5287A.