# Accident 19831008053509A: Cessna 210L, St Augustine, FL, October 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1983, 11:45 local time
- Place: St Augustine, FL
- Airport: St Augustine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8907° N, 81.3107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8907&lon=-81.3107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1778X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1778X-2016-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 491 total, 151 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831008053509A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. HYDRAULIC FLOW CONTROL MANIFOLD RELIEF VALVE JAMMED BY RUST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA84LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA010), Oct 8, 1983: Cessna 210L (N1778X), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1778X (3)

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

- [Incident 19830203009529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830203009529I), Feb 3, 1983: Cessna 210L (N1778X), Sevierville, TN, Minor damage. Pilot ran off the taxiway while taxing for departure. Propeller damaged.
- [Incident 19821015060829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821015060829I), Oct 15, 1982: Cessna 210L (N1778X), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. Pilot landed gear up when he put flaps down instead of gear.
- [Accident 19780711019769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780711019769A), Jul 11, 1978: Cessna 210L (N1778X), Leitchfield, KY, Substantial damage. Pilot under influence of drugs.

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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