# Accident 20191221019809A: Cessna P210N, Gainsville, FL, December 21, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2019, 11:45 local time
- Place: Gainsville, FL
- Airport: Gainesville Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6517° N, 82.3242° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6517&lon=-82.3242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6300W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6300W-2020-09-28) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,552 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191221019809A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM GAINESVILLE AIRPORT (GNV) WITH HIS WIFE ON BOARD HEADED FOR  LYNDEN PINDLING INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MYNN) ABOUT 1130PM.  AT ABOUT 1500 FEET AND 110KNOTS A BIRD STRUCK THE PILOT WINDSHIELD, SHATTERING THE PILOT SIDE WINDSHIELD AND STRIKING THE PILOT IN THE FACE.  THE BIRD STRIKE KNOCKED THE PILOT'S GLASS OFF, AND A BROKE HIS NOSE AND THE PIECES OF GLASS CAUSED SEVERAL LACERATIONS ON HIS FACE.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO TURN AROUND AND SAFELY LAND THE AIRCRAFT AT GNV.  THE PILOT STATED THE BIRD STRUCK THE PROP BEFORE BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD.  THE PILOT'S WIFE DROVE HIM TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE THEY TREATED HIM FOR A BROKEN NOSE, TWO BLACK EYES AND LACERATIONS.  THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER OR OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, BUT THE PILOT WINDSHIELD WAS COMPLETELY GONE EXCEPT A COUPLE INCHES REMAINED ON THE UPPER PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD FRAME.  A PROFESSIONAL CLEANING CREW WAS ON SITE WHEN I ARRIVED CLEANING THE AIRCRAFT HAZMAT/BLOOD FROM THE INTERIOR AND INSTRUMENT PANEL.

## 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 ERA20CA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA058), Dec 21, 2019: Cessna P210 (N6300W), Gainesville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane's impact by a bird during the initial climb.

## Other reports on N6300W (2)

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

- [Accident 20200807013509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200807013509A), Aug 7, 2020: Cessna P210N (N6300W), Allendale, SC, Destroyed. N6300W was on short final to runway 35 at Allendale airport (aqx). Approximately 1/2 mile from the airport the aircraft lost power. The aircraft impacted…
- [Incident 20000918029619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000918029619I), Sep 18, 2000: Cessna P210N (N6300W), Edenton, NC. (-23)While on approach to airport, approximately 3 miles from runway, engine quit, fuel selector was on right tank, which was empty. Pc swiched to left tank,…

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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