# NTSB ATL96LA054: Cessna 210, N3887Y, Kinston, NC, February 24, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 24, 1996, 10:25 local (15:25 UTC) - Place: Kinston, NC - Coordinates: 35.270267, -77.590652 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2703&lon=-77.5907&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 11, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 3696 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL96LA054 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3696/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA054 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to compensate for the crosswind and his inadequate weather evaluation. A factor was the gusty crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - aborted - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - weather evaluation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - Nose over, takeoff - aborted ## Analysis The pilot reported that during the preflight inspection of the airplane, the right fuel tank had about 30 gallons of fuel and the left tank had only 5 gallons of fuel. After a before takeoff runup check was completed, the pilot was cleared into position for takeoff. As the pilot started the takeoff roll, he noticed that the airplane started drifting to the right; efforts to arrest the right drift failed. The airplane continued the right drift off the side of the runway into the grass and nosed over. Examination of the airplane failed to disclose a mechanical problem. Winds were 330 degrees at 12 knots gusting 22 knots; runway 05 was the active runway. ## Factual narrative On February 24, 1996, at 1025 eastern standard time, a Cessna 210, N3887Y, nosed over during an aborted takeoff attempt on runway 05 at the Kinston Regional Jetport in Kinston, North Carolina. The personal flight operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the pilot was not injured. The accident occurred during the initial takeoff attempt from Kinston. During the preflight inspection of the airplane, the pilot determined that thirty gallons of fuel were in the right fuel tank, and only about five gallons were in the left fuel tank. No refueling operation occurred subsequent to the pilot's preflight inspection. After taxing to the approach end of runway 05, the pilot completed a runup inspection , and received a takeoff clearance from the tower. According to the pilot, during the initial phase of the takeoff roll, he applied left aileron to correct for the left cross wind. He also stated that as the takeoff roll developed, the airplane drifted right of the runway centerline. As the drift continued, the pilot aborted the takeoff attempt. The airplane veered off the right side of the runway into the grass and nosed over. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot, or discovered during the examination of the wreckage The prevailing winds were reported at 330 degrees at 12 knots with wind gust to 22 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3887Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3887Y-1997-02-12), registration cancelled 1997-02-12, S/N 21058387 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 210 - Registry model: [Cessna 210D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (registry code 2073414) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 210-58387 - Airframe hours: 3362 - Engines: Continental IO-520-A 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Matt C. Harper - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 12, 1996, 4 hours before - Departed: KISO - Airport: ISO, Kingston Regional Jetport, runway 5, 7,500 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 71; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,000 total, 195 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 330° at 12 knots, gusting 22 - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: ISO, 360 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19960224002599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960224002599A), Feb 24, 1996: Cessna 210D, Kinston, NC, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran off right side of runway and flipped over while on takeoff roll. (.4)the pilot reported that during the preflight inspection of the airplane, the… From the NTSB's public API. 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