# Incident 19960107000229I: Cessna 210K, Savannah, GA, January 7, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1996, 11:30 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19NJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19NJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210K
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 39,000 total, 5,000 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/19960107000229I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT DEPARTED FROM HIS PRIVATE AIRPORT NEAR SHELDON, SC. HE WAS VFR AT 2000 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND OIL PRESSURE. HE LANDED IT ON THE BEACH AT WASSAW ISLAND, GA. NO DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT IS TO BE MOVED TO A LOCATION CALLED BAMBERG, SC. THE FAA AND A CONTINENTAL ENGINEER WILL BE PRESENT FOR ENGINE TEAR DOWN. AN M & D REPORT WILL FOLLOW.

## Other reports on N19NJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19900818044699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900818044699I), Aug 18, 1990: Cessna 210K (N19NJ), Florence, SC, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Found solderless connector jammed in downlock mechanism.

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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