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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210L · Danbury, CT · April 4, 2021

Date
April 4, 2021 · 16:55 local
Place
Danbury, CT
Airport
Danbury
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1181Q
Reported as
Cessna T210L
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,442 total350 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On 4 April 2021, at approximately 2055 (z), a Cessna T210L aircraft, U.S. Registration N1181Q, turned sharply to the right during departure roll on runway 35 at Danbury Airport (kdxr). Pilot stated he experienced strong crosswind and was unable to correct direction. He also stated he "pulled power" and attempted to stop. Aircraft departed runway pavement on the right side in a NE direction, approximately 100 feet from the numbers. Aircraft came to a stop with nose wheel positioned approximately 20 feet from the pavement edge. The nose and RH main gear were sunk into the grass, with damage to propeller and LH wing from contact with the ground. The propeller had one blade bent aft at an approximately 35 degree angle, with the other two blades showing signs of minor damage and dirt and grass contact. The wing damage was localized around the position light and wingtip leading edge.

As the FAA filed it

ON 4 APRIL 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 2055 (Z), A CESSNA T210L AIRCRAFT, U.S. REGISTRATION N1181Q, TURNED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT DURING DEPARTURE ROLL ON RUNWAY 35 AT DANBURY AIRPORT (KDXR). PILOT STATED HE EXPERIENCED STRONG CROSSWIND AND WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT DIRECTION. HE ALSO STATED HE "PULLED POWER" AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY PAVEMENT ON THE RIGHT SIDE IN A NE DIRECTION, APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM THE NUMBERS. AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP WITH NOSE WHEEL POSITIONED APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET FROM THE PAVEMENT EDGE. THE NOSE AND RH MAIN GEAR WERE SUNK INTO THE GRASS, WITH DAMAGE TO PROPELLER AND LH WING FROM CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE PROPELLER HAD ONE BLADE BENT AFT AT AN APPROXIMATELY 35 DEGREE ANGLE, WITH THE OTHER TWO BLADES SHOWING SIGNS OF MINOR DAMAGE AND DIRT AND GRASS CONTACT. THE WING DAMAGE WAS LOCALIZED AROUND THE POSITION LIGHT AND WINGTIP LEADING EDGE.