# Accident 20100303034399A: Cessna P210N, Arcadia, FL, March 3, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2010, 14:05 local time
- Place: Arcadia, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1919° N, 81.8372° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1919&lon=-81.8372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4797K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4797K-2012-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100303034399A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 14, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1405 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A REGISTERED AIRCRAFT, N5797K CESSNA P210N, SERIAL NUMBER P21000324 OWNED AND PILOTED BY A WAYNE MCDERMOTT, IMPACTED THE GROUND NEAR ARCADIA, FLORIDA. THE CERTIFICATED PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED ON IMPACT. A POST FLIGHT FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA10LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA159), Mar 3, 2010: Cessna P210N (N4797K), Arcadia, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to a fatigue fracture of the crankshaft resulting from worn bearings.

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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