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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210N · Spring, TX · December 20, 2020

Date: December 20, 2020 · 19:15 local
Place: Spring, TX
Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial Air
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N560SL
Reported as: Cessna 210N
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor

N560SLRegistration cancelled Aug 30, 2022 · Cessna 210NS/N 21064702 · Built 1982 Airframe modelCessna 210N Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated: Sunday, December 20, 2020, at approximately 6:15 pm, iwas taxing a 1982 Cessna centurion 210N with registration N56SL at David Wayne Hooks airport. I was on taxiway papa taxiing to my hangar located in d hangar row. As I was taxiing, a plane or vehicle headed towards me, turned on its bright lights and blinded me for a moment. It was very dark in the ramp area where I was trying to exit to get to my hangar. As a result, I cut the turn to soon and wound up in the ditch that was full of water.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 6:15 PM, IWAS TAXING A 1982 CESSNA CENTURION 210N WITH REGISTRATION N56SL AT DAVID WAYNE HOOKS AIRPORT. I WAS ON TAXIWAY PAPA TAXIING TO MY HANGAR LOCATED IN D HANGAR ROW. AS I WAS TAXIING, A PLANE OR VEHICLE HEADED TOWARDS ME, TURNED ON ITS BRIGHT LIGHTS AND BLINDED ME FOR A MOMENT. IT WAS VERY DARK IN THE RAMP AREA WHERE I WAS TRYING TO EXIT TO GET TO MY HANGAR. AS A RESULT, I CUT THE TURN TO SOON AND WOUND UP IN THE DITCH THAT WAS FULL OF WATER.