# Accident 20200325005679A: Cessna T210N, Midlothian, TX, March 25, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2020, 16:55 local time
- Place: Midlothian, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4481° N, 96.9139° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4481&lon=-96.9139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5553C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5553C-2022-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,996 total, 251 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200325005679A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN20LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA132), Mar 25, 2020: Cessna T210 (N5553C), Waxahachie, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N5553C (1)

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

- [Incident 20150725011269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150725011269I), Jul 25, 2015: Cessna T210N (N5553C), Westcliffe, CO, No damage. On 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…

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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