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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna T210N · Midlothian, TX · March 25, 2020

Date: March 25, 2020 · 16:55 local
Place: Midlothian, TX
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5553C
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN20LA132
Reported as: Cessna T210N
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,996 total251 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N5553CRegistration cancelled Dec 31, 2022 · Cessna T210NS/N 21063791 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna T210N Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On March 25, 2020 at approximately 1655 CDT, a 1979 Cessna T210 n, registration number N5553C, attempted to take off from runway 18 at mid-way airport (jwy). At approximately 100 feet AGL, engine lost power and descended abruptly. Aircraft struck the ground and came to a stop, upright, approximately 280 feet past the departure end of runway 18. Aircraft sustained extensive damage and the only occupant, pilot, was seriously injured and taken to hospital.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 25, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1655 CDT, A 1979 CESSNA T210 N, REGISTRATION NUMBER N5553C, ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 18 AT MID-WAY AIRPORT (JWY). AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL, ENGINE LOST POWER AND DESCENDED ABRUPTLY. AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AND CAME TO A STOP, UPRIGHT, APPROXIMATELY 280 FEET PAST THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 18. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND THE ONLY OCCUPANT, PILOT, WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN20LA132Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportWaxahachie, TXThe partial loss of engine power due to water and contaminants in the fuel, due to the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, and the pilot’s decision to conduct a steep turn at low altitude to return to the runway rather than land straight ahead, which…Mar 25, 2020 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5553C · 1

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

Incident 20150725011269IDescent · Westcliffe, COOn July 25, 2015 at approximately 1730 MDT, a Cessna T-210N experienced an engine shut down in flight and landed on a dirt road near westcilffe, Colorado. The aircraft sustained no damage. The private pilot was not injured upon landing under FAR part 91.…Jul 25, 2015 · No damage