# Accident 19770426007449A: Cessna 210H, Jonesboro, AR, April 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1977
- Place: Jonesboro, AR
- Airport: Jonesboro Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 35.8317° N, 90.6464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JONESBORO MUNI (JBR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8317&lon=-90.6464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5981F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5981F-2018-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210H (registry code 2073436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,632 total, 15 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77DPG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPG27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770426007449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT LANDED ON SOD ADJACENT TO RUNWAY

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW77DPG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPG27), Apr 26, 1977: Cessna 210 (N5981F), Jonesboro, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5981F (6)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20120407006369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120407006369A), Apr 7, 2012: Cessna 210H (N5981F), Marienthal, KS, Substantial damage. The aircraft landed on a damp sod runway, struck the nose gear, flipped over and came to rest in an inverted position on the runway. Reportedly, there was a…
- [Incident 20080508837479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080508837479I), May 8, 2008: Cessna 210H (N5981F), St Petersburg-, FL, Minor damage, 2 fatal. (-23) N5981F departed tpf and experienced a problem over pie lowering the gear. The pilot and mechanic attempted to lower the gear without success. The…
- [Incident 19921206054459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921206054459I), Dec 6, 1992: Cessna 210H (N5981F), Fitchburg, MA, Minor damage. Lost directional control of aircaft on takeoff roll. Veered off runway. Right wing covered with snow and ice.
- [Incident 19901214061069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901214061069I), Dec 14, 1990: Cessna 210H (N5981F), Norwood, MA. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19841210073119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841210073119I), Dec 10, 1984: Cessna 210H (N5981F), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed after landing. Found gear actuator attachment bolt sheared.
- [Incident 19780627035499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780627035499I), Jun 27, 1978: Cessna 210H (N5981F), Lawton, OK, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend the landing gear before touchdown. Warning horn was inoperative.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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