Cessna T210 accident near Placerville, California, April 23, 2024
On April 23, 2024 at about 6:13 pm local time, a 1974 Cessna T210, registered N89EP, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing near Placerville, California (Swansboro Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 23, 2024 · about 6:13 pm local time
- Place
- Placerville, California · Swansboro Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210 L, built 1974 · all T210s on the register
- Registration
- N89EP · registry record · serial 21060380
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot reported that immediately after touching down on the runway the airplane veered right. He attempted to correct with rudder application, but the airplane continued to veer to the right. He applied the left brake to help with the correction as the airplane continued to veer to the right of the runway. Before exiting off the side of the runway he applied pressure to both brake pedals. Despite his actions, the airplane exited the runway and onto the grass-covered runway safety area and continued to a parking area near hangars. The braking had little effect as the airplane traveled over the grass, and the pilot continued to apply the left brake and full left rudder to try to return to the runway. In a last effort to avoid the parking area, he again applied both brakes. Subsequently, the airplane impacted an unoccupied airplane and then a hangar door. The pilot reported that, following the accident, he examined the right brake caliper assembly and found it to be tight and secured. According to the pilot, he could not move the right wheel assembly on the axle. However, postaccident examination of the brakes by an FAA inspector revealed no anomalies and both brakes functioned normally. No pre-accident mechanical anomalies were found that would have precluded normal operation.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of control on ground during landing defining event
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,283 hours in all; 1,546 in this make and model; 77 in the last 90 days; 19 in the last 30 days; 2,088 as pilot in command; 0 on instruments
- Last flight review: February 20, 2023
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Passenger
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,116 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 26, 2023; 47 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental Motors TSIO-520H4B (piston); 549 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: LVK Livermore CA at 5:30 pm
- Destination: 01CL Placerville CA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 09, 3,100 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 250° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 57°F (14°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter: 29.97 inHg
- Observation at 11:15 am from KPVF, 5 miles away
Weather report (METAR): KPVF 231815Z AUTO 25006KT 9SM CLR 14/09 A2997 RMK AO1
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Other NTSB records under N89EP the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number WPR24LA133.