# Accident 19790807021139A: Cessna 210L, Madera, CA, August 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1979, 11:00 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9662° N, 120.0859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madera, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9662&lon=-120.0859&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2083S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2083S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,932 total, 943 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DVA56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVA56) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790807021139A

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP. FAILED TO CHECK GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED PRIOR TO LANDING.

## 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 LAX79DVA56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVA56), Aug 7, 1979: Cessna T210L (N2083S), Madera, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2083S (1)

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

- [Incident 19840909054359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840909054359I), Sep 9, 1984: Cessna 206CESSNA (N2083S), Paso Robles, CA. During landing roll nose started to shimmy and nose wheel fork broke off causing nose gear to collapse.

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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