# Incident 19780301013779I: Cessna 210, Cheswold, DE, March 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1978, 21:30 local time
- Place: Cheswold, DE
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2198° N, 75.5878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheswold, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2198&lon=-75.5878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999WF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999WF-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780301013779I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT LANDED LONG ON AT NIGHT ON UNLIGHTED AIRPORT. OVERSHOT RUNWAY. AIRPORT WAS NOTAMED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N999WF (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19861206086419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861206086419A), Dec 6, 1986: Cessna T210L (N999WF), Lawton, MI, Substantial damage. The pilot reported he lost control of the aircraft on takeoff due to engaged autopilot. No malfunctions noted.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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