# Incident 19791213047049I: Cessna 210, Albuquerque, NM, December 13, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1979, 19:12 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MAS
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2506S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2506S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 10 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/19791213047049I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO LOWER LEFT MAIN GEAR BY ANY METHOD, LANDED GEAR UP ON FOAMED RUNWAY. CAUSE OF PROBLEM UNKNOWN.

## Other reports on N2506S (4)

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

- [Incident 19870629073449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870629073449I), Jun 29, 1987: Cessna 210L (N2506S), South Bend, IN, Minor damage. Landed on side of runway with gear partially retracted. Found alternator not working. Was unable to manually extend
- [Incident 19800513053409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800513053409I), May 13, 1980: Cessna 210L (N2506S), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Emergency landing made due to loss of oil, prop left aircraft on landing. Crankshaft had been previously damaged.
- [Incident 19800407045879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800407045879I), Apr 7, 1980: Cessna 210L (N2506S), Lake Montezuma, AZ. Engine failed when connecting rod went through crankcase.
- [Incident 19780223001569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780223001569I), Feb 23, 1978: Cessna 210 (N2506S), Montazuma, UT, Minor damage. Pilot landed gear up after making a low pass over the airstrip.

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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