# Incident 19810703056689I: Cessna 210B, New Orleans, LA, July 3, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0424° N, 90.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKEFRONT (NEW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0424&lon=-90.0282&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5021P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5021P-2013-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210B (registry code 2073410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810703056689I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO GET LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK LIGHT, DIVERTED FLIGHT. RIGHT GEAR FAILED ON TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N5021P (1)

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

- [Accident 19881117051119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881117051119A), Nov 17, 1988: Cessna 210B (N5021P), Uriah, AL, Substantial damage. Crankshaft broke in flight. Struck trees landing on highway. Service bulletin on crankshaft not performed.

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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