# Incident 19951111045479I: Cessna T210N, Gaithersburg, MD, November 11, 1995 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 11, 1995, 21:10 local time - Place: Gaithersburg, MD - Airport: Montgomery County Arpk Airport - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 39.1683° N, 77.1660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPARK (GAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1683&lon=-77.1660&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5132C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5132C-2023-12-21) (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 - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951111045479I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. NARRATIVE: THIS PILOT WAS CONDUCTING AN IFR FLIGHT FROM CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA TO GAITHERSBURG, MD. BEFORE DEPARTURE THE PILOT RECEIVED A WX BRIEFING THAT INDICATED GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE TSM IN AREA. HE WAS CLEARED THROUGH CASSANOVA VOR TO FDK VOR WITH THE VOR APPROACH INTO GAI. BECAUSE OF WEATHER AT GAI, HE HELD FOR A SHORT TIME AT FDK UNTIL THE WEATHER CLEARED GAI. HE WAS THEN CLEARED FOR THE GAI APPROACH. THE APPROACH WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL HE BECAME VFR AT 1500 FEET, INSIDE THE FINAL APPROACH FIX (FELIX). THE PILOT SAW HIS AIRSPEED BECOMING ERRATIC AND FALLING AND HIS ALTITUDE DESCENDING. HE IMMEDIATELY ADDED FULL POWER AND INITIATED A GENTLE CLIMB. HE COULD SEE BETTER THAN 4 MILES AT THE TIME AND HAD THE AREA OF THE AIRPORT IN SIGHT. IT WAS DARK. HE STATED HE SAW A DARK SHAPE AND HEARD A LOUD WHOOSH. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO FLY NORMALLY. HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT GAI AND LANDED. WHILE TAXIING IN HE CALLED ATC AND CANCELLED HIS CLEARANCE. NOT UNTIL GETTING OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT, DID HE SEE THE DAMAGE. EVEN THOUGH THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED IN NUMEROUS AREAS, ALL DAMAGE WAS MINOR. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED FOR NOT REPORTING AN UNFORCASTED WEATHER CONDITION. NO FURTHER ACTION TO BE TAKEN. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE PILOT ENTERED AN EXTREME WIND SHEAR CONDITION DUE TO A STRONG RAPIDLY APPROACHING COLD FRONT, WITH TSM, IN THE VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT. ## Other reports on N5132C (5) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20220825015439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220825015439A), Aug 25, 2022: Cessna T210N (N5132C), Georgetown, DE, Substantial damage. Airman returned to airport after having communication issues prior to turning on final approach. Airman then landed the aircraft with the gear up and while… - [Incident 20180830012599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180830012599I), Aug 30, 2018: Cessna T210N (N5132C), Avoca, PA, Minor damage. The pilot did not set the hand brake. The aircraft began to roll and it was not immediately noticed by the pilot, who at the time was reviewing a checklist.… - [Accident 20140913016819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140913016819A), Sep 13, 2014: Cessna T210N (N5132C), Gaithersburg, MD, Substantial damage. On September 13, 2014, [privacy data omitted] piloted aircraft N5132C, a Cessna 210 from millville, n.j. enroute to Gaithersburg airpark, Gaithersburg,… - [Incident 20020330013359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020330013359I), Mar 30, 2002: Cessna T210N (N5132C), Gaithersburg, MD, Minor damage. (-23) Nose gear collapse upon landing. Inspection of parts found old crack in nose gear collar where unit failed. Crack could not be seen until parts were… - [Incident 19810815067479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810815067479I), Aug 15, 1981: Cessna T210N (N5132C), Saranac Lake, NY, Minor damage. Pilot changed approach patterns. Damaged propeller on touchdown because of hard landing. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.