30.2241° N, 92.0198° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 31, 1979 · 12:20 local
Place
Lafayette, LA
Airport
Regional
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1737X
Reported as
Cessna 210
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total250 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot unable to extend gear due to a defective up/down lock solenoid. Pn 9881202-1.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR DUE TO A DEFECTIVE UP/DOWN LOCK SOLENOID. PN 9881202-1.