# Accident 20010115001979A: Cessna T210L, San Luis Obispo, CA, January 15, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2001, 07:35 local time
- Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Airport: San Luis Obispo County
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 35.2503° N, 120.6206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2503&lon=-120.6206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2508S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2508S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010115001979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 15, 2001 AT APPROX. 0735 PST AT SAN LUIS OBISPO AIRPORT (SBP) AIRCRAFT N2508S A CESSNA 210L TAXIED INTO AIRCRAFT N890GR A CESSNA 310H CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE CESSNA 210. THE CESSNA 210'S LEFT WING CROSSED OVER AND SCRAPED THE RIGHT WING TIP TANK OF THE CESSNA 310 THEN IMPACTED THE ROTATING RIGHT PROPELLER BLADE OF THE CESSNA 310 CUTTING OFF APPROX. 5 FEET OF THE CESSNA 210'S LEFT TIP. THE CESNA 310 WAS STATIONARY AND PERFORMING A RIGHT ENGINE RUNUP WHEN IMPACTED BY THE CESSNA 210. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE RUNUP AREA ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 29. THE PILOT OF N2508S (C210) STATED THAT HE WAS BLINDED BY THE SUN SHINING DIRECTLY IN HIS EYE'S WHEN PULLING INTO THE RUNUP AREA FOR RUNWAY 29. NO INJURIES WERE RECEIVED BY EITHER PILOT OR THE SOLE PASSENGER IN AIRCRAFT N890GR. THE CESSNA 310'S RIGHT HAND PROPELLER RECEIVED MAJOR BLADE DAMAGE AND SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE. THE CESSNA 210 RECEIVED MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT OUTBD WING TIP AREA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THIS TIME.

## 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 LAX01LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA075), Jan 15, 2001: Cessna T210L (N2508S), San Luis Obispo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the other pilot to ensure adequate taxi clearance between aircraft.

## Other reports on N2508S (1)

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

- [Incident 19790314009169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790314009169I), Mar 14, 1979: Cessna T210L (N2508S), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on touchdown. Cause undetermined.

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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