# Accident 19911101048839A: Cessna T210L, Van Nuys, CA, November 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1991, 11:13 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93054, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93054-1992-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520L
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 56 in this make and model, 213 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911101048839A

## Narrative

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

ON LIFT OFF AIRCRAFT MADE TIGHT LEFT TURN. IMPACTED BETWEEN RUNWAYS. AUTOPILOT ON. CFI UNFAMILIAR WITH DISCONNECT.

## 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 LAX92LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA031), Nov 1, 1991: Cessna T210L (N93054), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADVERTENT LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF THAT RESULTED FROM THE COLLAPSE OF THE RUDDER PEDAL BECAUSE OF A WORN LOCKING PIN HOLE IN THE RUDDER PEDAL STOWING SYSTEM, WHICH…

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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