# NTSB MIA91LA153: Cessna 210N, N6555Y, Fernandina Bch, FL, May 26, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 26, 1991, 12:48 local (16:48 UTC)
- Place: Fernandina Bch, FL
- Coordinates: 30.650312, -81.440681 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6503&lon=-81.4407&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 32878
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA91LA153
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/32878/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA153

## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO OBTAIN PROPER ASSISTANCE WHILE TAXIING THE AIRPLANE NEAR A PARKED AIRPLANE.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing
  - terrain condition - hidden obstruction(s)
  - proper assistance - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

WHILE MANEUVERING THE ACFT TO AVOID A PARKED ACFT, THE RT MAIN LANDING GEAR TRAVELLED OFF THE RAMP ONTO GRASS & ACROSS A WOOD COVERED DRAINAGE HOLE.  THE WOOD COLLAPSED & THE GEAR PARTIALLY FELL INTO THE HOLE ALLOWING THE RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TO CONTACT THE GROUND.  EXAM OF THE GRATE REVEALED THAT THE WOOD WAS DETERIORATED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6555Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6555Y), registered now, S/N 21064436, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210N
- Registry model: [Cessna 210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210n) (registry code 2073453) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21064436
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-L 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Ocala Plantations
- Registered owner: Ocala Plantations
- Departed: ABY, ALBANY, GA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: 55J, Fernandina Bch Municipal

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 3,629 total, 3,428 as pilot in command, 64 in the last 90 days, 22 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,800 ft broken
- Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Observed at: JAX, 14 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 19910526017379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910526017379A), May 26, 1991: Cessna 210N, Fernandina Beac, FL, Substantial damage. Right main gear fell into a hole while taxiing to park. Hole was a drain hole covered with rotten wood grate.

## Other investigations on N6555Y (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW97LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA066), Dec 19, 1996: Cessna 210N (N6555Y), Kerrville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, which resulted in fuel exhaustion due to an inadequate supply of fuel. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for a…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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