# Incident 19810706062529I: Cessna 210A, Gainesville, TX, July 6, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1981, 10:30 local time
- Place: Gainesville, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6386° N, 97.1484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6386&lon=-97.1484&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6630X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6630X-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210A (registry code 2073408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 150 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810706062529I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR FULLY. LANDED ON GRASS. HYDRAULIC POWER PACK HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N6630X (1)

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

- [Accident 20100521006009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100521006009A), May 21, 2010: Cessna 210A (N6630X), Benson, AZ, Substantial damage. On the 21st of may 2010, N6630X made an emergency landing near Benson airport (E-95). The aircraft was configured for landing with full flaps and landing gear…

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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