# Accident 19910526017379A: Cessna 210N, Fernandina Beac, FL, May 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1991, 12:48 local time
- Place: Fernandina Beac, FL
- Airport: Fernandina Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6503° N, 81.4407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6503&lon=-81.4407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6555Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6555Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210N (registry code 2073453, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210N
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,629 total, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910526017379A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR FELL INTO A HOLE WHILE TAXIING TO PARK. HOLE WAS A DRAIN HOLE COVERED WITH ROTTEN WOOD GRATE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA91LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA153), May 26, 1991: Cessna 210N (N6555Y), Fernandina Bch, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO OBTAIN PROPER ASSISTANCE WHILE TAXIING THE AIRPLANE NEAR A PARKED AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N6555Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19961219039749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961219039749A), Dec 19, 1996: Cessna 210N (N6555Y), Kerrville, TX, Substantial damage. (.4)According to the pilot, the engine lost power without warning while in cruise flight at 3,500 feet. The pilot reported that he switched tanks and activated…

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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