# Accident 20040114011139A: Cessna 210L, Ft Meade, FL, January 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2004, 06:30 local time
- Place: Ft Meade, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7500° N, 82.2000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7500&lon=-82.2000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N453MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N453MC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040114011139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE POST-ACCIDENT INTERVIEW, THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE PERFORMING HIS PRE-TAKEOFF RUNUP, THE EXISTING FOG IN THE AREA GOT THICKER; THE WINDSHIELD OF HIS AIRPLANE ALSO "FOGGED UP." HE SAID HE COULD SEE STARS IN THE SKY LOOKING VERTICALLY, BUT THE HORIZONTAL DISTANCE WAS ONLY 100 TO 200 FEET. CONTRIBUTING TO THE REDUCED VISIBILITY WAS DARKNESS--IT WAS STILL ABOUT 30 TO 40 MINUTES TO SUNRISE. THE PILOT THOUGHT THAT HE WAS CENTERED ADEQUATELY ON THE GRASS RUNWAY WHICH IS ABOUT 150 FT. WIDE AND 4,000 FT. LONG WITH NO LIGHTS OR CENTERLINE MARKINGS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE APPLIED POWER FOR TAKEOFF, BEGAN ROLLING, AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS HE SAW HE WAS HEADED TOWARDS THE BARB WIRE FENCE WHICH BORDERS THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY UP ELEVATOR IN AN ATTEMPT TO JUMP THE FENCE AND GET THE AIRPLANE TO FLY, BUT JUST AS THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND PART OF THE EMPENNAGE CONTACTED THE FENCE AND A SUPPORTING POST. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO PIVOT AND TO BE PULLED BACK TO THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT STOPPED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE EMPENNAGE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS, LEFT WING, LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER.

## 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 MIA04CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA040), Jan 14, 2004: Cessna 210L (N453MC), Fort Meade, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to abort the takeoff after encountering fog during the preflight and engine run-up, and also his failure to maintain proper alignment with the runway during the takeoff roll…

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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