- Date
- July 2, 1986, 23:45 local (Jul 3, 1986, 03:45 UTC)
- Place
- Cedar Key, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2228RCessna T210H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860702029739A
- Case key
- 31665
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt stated that he overflew the arpt to observe the direction of the wind as indicated by the wind sock. When he was unable to locate it, a landing was made on rwy 5 with a left quartering tailwind. Unable to stop, the acft left the rwy struck a ditch & came to rest inverted. Investigation revealed that the plt had not received an endorsement to fly complex acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2228R
- Reported as
- Cessna T210H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T210-0378
- Airframe hours
- 942
- Engine
- Continental TS10-520-C, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dillard E. Watson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 1, 1985
- Departed
- 40J · Perry, FL
- Destination
- CTY · Cross City, FL
- Airport
- CDK · George T. Lewis, runway 5, 2,400 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,775 total · 450 in this make and model · 1,775 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 270° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV, 53 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.