# Accident 19800121000959A: Cessna T210L, Bakersfield, CA, January 21, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1980, 17:45 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30942, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30942) (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 T210L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,211 total, 348 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800121000959A

## Narrative

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

GEAR SOLENOID FAILED. UNFAMILIAR WITH EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION. LANDED GEAR UP.

## 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 LAX80DVA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA11), Jan 21, 1980: Cessna T210 (N30942), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage

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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