# Accident 19960224002599A: Cessna 210D, Kinston, NC, February 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1996, 10:25 local time
- Place: Kinston, NC
- Airport: Eastern Regional Jetport At Stall
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2703° N, 77.5907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2703&lon=-77.5907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3887Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3887Y-1997-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210D (registry code 2073414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 195 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960224002599A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OFF RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER WHILE ON TAKEOFF ROLL. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE, THE RIGHT FUEL TANK HAD ABOUT 30 GALLONS OF FUEL AND THE LEFT TANK HAD ONLY 5 GALLONS OF FUEL.  AFTER A BEFORE TAKEOFF RUNUP CHECK WAS COMPLETED, THE PILOT WAS CLEARED INTO POSITION FOR TAKEOFF. AS THE PILOT STARTED THE TAKEOFF ROLL, HE NOTICED THAT THE AIRPLANE STARTED DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT; EFFORTS TO ARREST THE RIGHT DRIFT FAILED. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED THE RIGHT DRIFT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS AND NOSED OVER. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO DISCLOSE A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. WINDS WERE 330 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS GUSTING 22 KNOTS; RUNWAY 05 WAS THE ACTIVE RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL96LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA054), Feb 24, 1996: Cessna 210 (N3887Y), Kinston, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for the crosswind and his inadequate weather evaluation. A factor was the gusty crosswind.

## Other reports on N3887Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19911215061739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911215061739I), Dec 15, 1991: Cessna 210D (N3887Y), Jonesboro, GA, Minor damage. Pilot had three green lights. Right gear collapsed on landing rollout.

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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