Midland Airpark Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Midland, Texas 79705
Saturday, November 10, 2007 11:13 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot was approaching the destination airport and was unable to receive weather or airport advisories. The pilot aligned for runway 34, which is 3,977 feet long and 75 feet wide. The airplane landed "slightly past the touch down area" and the pilot gently applied the brakes. The airplane was not slowing normally so the pilot applied more brake pressure at which time the airplane veered sharply to the right. The pilot attempted to regain control of the airplane and raised the nose of the airplane to execute a go-around. As the airplane entered a climb, the left landing gear contacted a sign located off to the right side of the runway. The airplane failed to climb and contacted terrain, collapsing the nose landing gear. The airplane continued forward, crashed through the airport fence, and impacted a ditch before coming to rest upright on a street. A review of the maintenance logs and airplane, failed to identify any pre-impact abnormalities. An automated weather observation facility on the airfield reported winds from 150 degrees at 11 knots.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing factors were the prevailing tailwind and an airport sign.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 11/10/2007
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1113
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City Midland
Event State TEXAS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 79705
Event Date Year 2007
Event Date Month 11
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? Yes
Event Location Latitude 310232N
Event Location Longitude 1020607W
Event Location Airport MIDLAND AIRPARK
Event Location Nearest Airport ID MDD
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 2803
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1105 Central Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID MDD
Elevation of weather observation facility 2803
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation CST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 21
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 13
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 150
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 11
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.03
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Serious
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious 1
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 23131
NTSB Notification Source Regional Operations Center, FT
NTSB Notification Date Nov 10 2007 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Mar 31 2008 11:52AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\johb
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Lubbock

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N7716K
NTSB Number DFW08LA029
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model P210N
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number P21000419
Certified Max Gross Weight 4000
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 6
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Feb 1 2007 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 3259
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Rowe and Rowe Construction, Inc.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 4612 South County Road 1311
Aircraft Owner City ODESSA
Aircraft Owner State TX
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 79765
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City Odessa
Operator State TX
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 79765
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code SRR
Departure City RUIDOSO
Departure State NM
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 945
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code MDD
Destination City MIDLAND
Destination State TX
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Feb 21 2008 6:28PM
User who most recently changed record GAMW
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location 34
Runway Length 3977
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --