# Incident 19881011046189I: Cessna T210N, Port Sulphur, LA, October 11, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1988, 18:55 local time
- Place: Port Sulphur, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5127° N, 89.7282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Sulphur, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5127&lon=-89.7282&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6237A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6237A-2018-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 300 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881011046189I

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG ON TWILIGHT APPROACH TO UNFAMILIAR SOD AIRSTRIP. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO DITCH

## Other reports on N6237A (2)

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

- [Incident 20030822021329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030822021329I), Aug 22, 2003: Cessna T210N (N6237A), Lafayette, LA, Minor damage. (-23) PIC reported unsafe nose gear indication approach to lft, LA. Flight circled airfield to pump landing gear down, however, no light (indication) for "down…
- [Incident 20030515013499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030515013499I), May 15, 2003: Cessna T210N (N6237A), Lafayette, LA, Minor damage. (-23) Nose gear collapsed on rollout after landing. Performed gear swing with both external power and aircraft battery. Could not duplicate problem.

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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