# Incident 19810512054439I: Cessna T210N, Laverne, CA, May 12, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1981, 18:30 local time
- Place: Laverne, CA
- Airport: Brokett
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1205° N, 117.7699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Verne, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1205&lon=-117.7699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5168Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5168Y-1992-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 986 total, 304 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/19810512054439I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOWER NOSE GEAR. LANDED NOSE GEAR UP. NOSE GEAR DOOR BINDING ON COWLING, FAILED TO OPEN.

## Other reports on N5168Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19841219071239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841219071239I), Dec 19, 1984: Cessna T210N (N5168Y), Oklahoma City, OK. Pilot taxied off of taxiway in foggy low visibility conditions.
- [Incident 19840223025489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840223025489I), Feb 23, 1984: Cessna T210N (N5168Y), Amarillo, TX, Minor damage. Crankshaft broke at front main bearing. Propeller broke off .landed on a city street. Propeller damaged a residence.

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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