# Incident 19830805062339I: Cessna T210M, Yakima, WA, August 5, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1983, 18:30 local time
- Place: Yakima, WA
- Airport: Yakima Air Termin
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5909° N, 120.5494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakima, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5909&lon=-120.5494&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: 2,800 total, 700 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830805062339I

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG ON GEAR RETRACTION ON TAKEOFF. LANDED NORMAL. UPPER TORQUE LINK HAD FAILED.

## 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 19810511035109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810511035109I), May 11, 1981: Cessna T210M (N761TQ), Paterson, WA, Minor damage. Gear up landing after flap malfunction distracted pilot. Found defective up position microswitch. Gear horn fault.

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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