# Incident 19790318008889I: Cessna 210C, Phoenix, AZ, March 18, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1979, 11:10 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Litchfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3690Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3690Y-2012-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210C (registry code 2073412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,550 total, 12 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/19790318008889I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR FOR LANDING. FOUND HYDRAULIC LEAK AT POWER PACK.

## Other reports on N3690Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19820222033379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820222033379I), Feb 22, 1982: Cessna 210C (N3690Y), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot directed to change runways, forgot to lower gear, aborted when propeller hit runway, landed with gear down.

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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