# Incident 19790831033969I: Cessna T210M, Redding, CA, August 31, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1979
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5865° N, 122.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redding, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5865&lon=-122.3917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7562M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7562M-2017-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 0 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/19790831033969I

## Narrative

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

GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND DUE TO ALTERNATOR FAILURE. LANDED GEAR UP. PILOT DID NOT USE EMERGENCY EXTENSION.

## Other reports on N7562M (2)

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

- [Incident 19970304004589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970304004589I), Mar 4, 1997: Cessna T210M (N7562M), Springfield, IL, Minor damage. Narrative: the left wing of the aircraft struck a fence while parking. This incident is closed with this report.
- [Accident 19800918076039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800918076039A), Sep 18, 1980: Cessna T210M (N7562M), Jackson, CA, Substantial damage. Landed wheels up. Failed to use checklist. Believed gear horn sound to be marker beacon.

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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