# Incident 19830203009529I: Cessna 210L, Sevierville, TN, February 3, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1983, 10:15 local time
- Place: Sevierville, TN
- Airport: Gatlinburg Pigeon
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8897° N, 83.5799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sevierville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8897&lon=-83.5799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1778X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1778X-2016-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: CONT IO470E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 631 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830203009529I

## Narrative

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

PILOT RAN OFF THE TAXIWAY WHILE TAXING FOR DEPARTURE. PROPELLER DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N1778X (3)

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

- [Accident 19831008053509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831008053509A), Oct 8, 1983: Cessna 210L (N1778X), St Augustine, FL, Substantial damage. Unable to extend the landing gear. Landed gear up. Hydraulic flow control manifold relief valve jammed by rust.
- [Incident 19821015060829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821015060829I), Oct 15, 1982: Cessna 210L (N1778X), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. Pilot landed gear up when he put flaps down instead of gear.
- [Accident 19780711019769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780711019769A), Jul 11, 1978: Cessna 210L (N1778X), Leitchfield, KY, Substantial damage. Pilot under influence of drugs.

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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