# Incident 19780822048449I: Cessna P210N, Morristown, NJ, August 22, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1978, 13:30 local time
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7966° N, 74.4773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morristown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7966&lon=-74.4773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3896P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3896P-2021-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780822048449I

## Narrative

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

MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND FOR LANDING. DOWN LOCK HYDRAULIC LINE FAILED. LINE PART NUMBER S217840082

## Other reports on N3896P (3)

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

- [Accident 20180624008509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180624008509A), Jun 24, 2018: Cessna P210N (N3896P), Detroit, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. 06/24/18 2010 EDT, I received telephone notification from roc. Advising of the accident and location. The weather was VFR with clear skies and light easterly…
- [Incident 20150119000159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150119000159I), Jan 19, 2015: Cessna P210N (N3896P), Midland, TX, Minor damage. On January 19, 2015, at 0924 CDT a Cessna P210N aircraft bearing registration number N3896P departed the paved surface after landing. The pilot attempted to…
- [Accident 19860329008089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860329008089A), Mar 29, 1986: Cessna P210N (N3896P), Ontario, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit after right fuel tank was run dry. Unable to restart on left tank. Landed gear up on the runway.

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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