Corona Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Corona, California 92883
Tuesady, July 7, 2009 11:15 PDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The approach to the runway was normal and the pilot 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. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine. Inspection of the airframe found that the firewall was substantially damaged.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's inadequate flare during touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/7/2009
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 1115
Event Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Event City Corona
Event State CALIFORNIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 92883
Event Date Year 2009
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 335351N
Event Location Longitude 1173608W
Event Location Airport Corona Municipal Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID KAJO
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 533
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1056 Pacific Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID KAJO
Elevation of weather observation facility 533
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation PDT
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) 25
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 14
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) --
Variable Wind Indicator Variable
Wind Speed (knots) 6
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.93
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 5
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 26101
NTSB Notification Source FAA Comm Center
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 24 2009 6:15PM
User who most recently changed record coos
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N5287A
NTSB Number WPR09CA352
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? Yes
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model T210N
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 21063349
Certified Max Gross Weight 3913
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 Oct 6 2008 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 34
Airframe Hours 2501
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name TAX BUSTERS INC
Aircraft Owner Street Address 7310 REMCON CIR STE B
Aircraft Owner City EL PASO
Aircraft Owner State TX
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 79912-1623
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name TAX BUSTERS INC
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 7310 REMCON CIR STE B
Operator City EL PASO
Operator State TX
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 79912-1623
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
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 5T6
Departure City Santa Teresa
Departure State NM
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 754
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code KAJO
Destination City Corona
Destination State CA
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 24 2009 6:15PM
User who most recently changed record coos
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 07
Runway Length 3200
Runway Width 59
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --