# Incident 19811202089529I: Cessna T210N, Springerville, AZ, December 2, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Springerville, AZ
- Airport: Springerville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 34.1294° N, 109.3109° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPRINGERVILLE MUNI (JTC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1294&lon=-109.3109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5256A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5256A-1988-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 2,000 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/19811202089529I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO GET GREEN LIGHT ON GEAR EXTENSION FLY BY LOOKED GOOD, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED NEAR END OF ROLLOUT.

## Other reports on N5256A (2)

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

- [Accident 19860321007449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860321007449A), Mar 21, 1986: Cessna T210N (N5256A), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine failed from fuel starvation. Aircraft hit powerline during forced landing. Pilot neglected to switch tanks.
- [Incident 19800630084559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800630084559I), Jun 30, 1980: Cessna T210N (N5256A), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot overran end of runway on landing due to loose sand and gravel on dirt strip.

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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