On May 31, 1999, a Cessna 210K (registration N9483M) operated by Hargus & Massey Aviation, Inc. was involved in an aviation accident near Mountain View, AR. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot's failure to maintain control during the landing flare/touchdown. Factors were the pilot's delay in aborting the landing and the fence post. This summary draws on records from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archive.
During an aborted landing, an airplane's right wing contacted a wooden fence post on the airport boundary. The pilot reported a bounced touchdown and drift to the right, with no response to left rudder.
Incident Details
According to the pilot, the airplane touched down "a little early" and bounced. The aircraft then drifted to the right side of the runway. The pilot attempted to correct the drift by adding left rudder, but the aircraft did not respond to the rudder input and continued to drift.
The pilot aborted the landing by adding full power. After flying the traffic pattern, the pilot made an "uneventful" landing. Following the landing, damage to the right wing was discovered.
The right wing had contacted a wooden fence post located on the airport boundary, approximately 50 feet to the right of the midpoint of the runway.