# Incident 19810511035109I: Cessna T210M, Paterson, WA, May 11, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Paterson, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9371° N, 119.6028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paterson, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9371&lon=-119.6028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761TQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761TQ-1997-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810511035109I

## Narrative

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

GEAR UP LANDING AFTER FLAP MALFUNCTION DISTRACTED PILOT. FOUND DEFECTIVE UP POSITION MICROSWITCH. GEAR HORN FAULT.

## Other reports on N761TQ (3)

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

- [Accident 19961008031219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961008031219A), Oct 8, 1996: Cessna T210M (N761TQ), Everett, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.4) The 75-year-OLD private pilot acknowledged all ATC vectors and instructions after receiving a clearance to perform an instrument approach, but he did not…
- [Incident 19910830044809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910830044809I), Aug 30, 1991: Cessna T210M (N761TQ), Reno, NV. Alternator power fluctuating en route. Pulled master switch and used power only for radio contact. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19830805062339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830805062339I), Aug 5, 1983: Cessna T210M (N761TQ), Yakima, WA, Minor damage. Loud bang on gear retraction on takeoff. Landed normal. Upper torque link had failed.

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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