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N5391A accident description

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Crash location 36.935833°N, 121.790555°W
Nearest city Watsonville, CA
36.910231°N, 121.756895°W
2.6 miles away
Tail number N5391A
Accident date 15 Sep 2017
Aircraft type Cessna T210N
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

On September 15, 2017, about 1300 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna T210N, N5391A, was substantially damaged during landing on runway 20 at the Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI), Watsonville, California. The private pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane's nose landing gear separated and the aft fuselage was punctured and torn. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. The flight originated from Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK), Livermore, California at an unknown time.

A postaccident examination of the accident site revealed impact marks on the approach end of runway 20. Wreckage debris was found near the impact marks and the nose landing gear was found further down the runway. The airplane came to rest on the left side of the runway.

During a telephone interview with the pilot, he stated there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane and that the approach and landing was normal. He further stated he didn't know how the nose landing gear separation happened.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records indicated that the pilot held a private pilot certificate with an airplane single-engine land rating. The pilot stated that he had about 150 hours total flight experience, including about 30 hours in the accident airplane make and model.

The 1253 automated weather observation from WVI, variable winds at 6 knots, visibility 10 miles, clear skies, temperature 21 degrees C, dew point 12 degrees C, and an altimeter setting of 29.97 inches of mercury.

The wreckage was recovered to a secure location for further examination.

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