# Incident 19980111005849I: Cessna 210B, Lompoc, CA, January 11, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1998, 09:30 local time
- Place: Lompoc, CA
- Airport: Lompoc Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6656° N, 120.4675° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOMPOC (LPC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6656&lon=-120.4675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9648X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9648X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210B (registry code 2073410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980111005849I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHAT STARTED AS AN AIRCRAFT GROUND MAINTENANCE CHECK TURNED INTO AN ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO LACK OF ANY AIRSPEED INDICATION. THE PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO CONDUCT A PROPER PREFLIGHT (ESPECIALLY THE REMOVAL OF THE PITOT COVER) AFTER THE DECISION WAS MADE TO FLY THE AIRCRFT AROUND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. DURING THE ABORT, THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE SOFT GROUND RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER. THE PILOT HAS BEEN COUNSELED.

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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