# Incident 20200508001209I: Cessna P210N, Destin, FL, May 8, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2020, 15:00 local time
- Place: Destin, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4022° N, 86.4673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Destin, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4022&lon=-86.4673&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4774K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4774K) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 410 total, 322 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200508001209I

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 14 AT THE DESTIN AIRPORT, THE PILOT BEGAN TO EXIT THE RUNWAY WHEN A STRONG GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT OFF OF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE ADJACENT GRASSY AREA.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP.  THE PILOT BEGAN TO TAXI BACK TO THE TAXIWAY WHEN THE NOSE GEAR BECAME STUCK IN THE SAND.  AS THE NOSE GEAR SANK FURTHER INTO THE SAND, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND SURFACE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN SHUT DOWN.

## Other reports on N4774K (5)

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

- [Accident 19990604006369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990604006369A), Jun 4, 1999: Cessna P210N (N4774K), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 4, 1999, at 2115 hours local time a Cessna 210, N4774K, airplane owned by Mr. John f. campbell, iv experienced power loss and crashed in an open…
- [Incident 19920429016409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920429016409I), Apr 29, 1992: Cessna P210N (N4774K), Colusa, CA, Minor damage. Pilot stated he just forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19880608033109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880608033109I), Jun 8, 1988: Cessna P210N (N4774K), Fresno, CA. Advised ATC that alternator had failed. Unable to contact tower. Landed okay. Had a drive belt failure on alternator
- [Incident 19880102005509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880102005509I), Jan 2, 1988: Cessna P210N (N4774K), Lancaster, CA. Engine power loss. Precautionary landing at Lancaster airport. Found crack in a cylinder.
- [Incident 19820404036929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820404036929I), Apr 4, 1982: Cessna P210N (N4774K), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Encountered weather en route. Obtained IFR clearance. Ran out of fuel on approach after radar vectoring.

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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