# Incident 19980118003269I: Cessna T210R, Miami, FL, January 18, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1998, 18:51 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka West Aprt
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6209U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6209U-2023-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210R (registry code 2073459, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210R
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520CE
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980118003269I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: UPON REACHING 5000 FEET ON CLIMB OUT FROM MIAMI INT. APT. (MIA), CESSNA-210, N6209U EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE #2 PISTON. MR. CURTIS WAS GIVEN RADAR VECTORS TO OPA LOCKA WEST AIRPORT (X46). N6209U ARRIVED OVER THE X46 AIRPORT AT 1000 FEET. MR. CURTIS DIRECTED THE AIRCRAFT TO DOWNWIND, BASE, AND FINAL LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WITHIN THE 1ST THIRD OF THE RUNWAY AT NIGHT WITH THE GEAR UP. NO INJURIES WERE INCURRED BY THE PIC. OR THE THREE (3) PASSENGERS.

## Other reports on N6209U (2)

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

- [Accident 20211124019799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211124019799A), Nov 24, 2021: Cessna T210R (N6209U), Grove City, PA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. N6209U departed khpn on an IFR flight plan to kakr with 2 occupants. The flight was being handled by youngstown approach control, at approximately 1620, the…
- [Incident 19890311023849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890311023849I), Mar 11, 1989: Cessna T210R (N6209U), Rhinebeck, NY, Minor damage. Engine lost oil. Force landed wheels up in a field. Oil filter tube lost o ring, engine seized. Recent top overhaul

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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