# Incident 19850927068269I: Cessna 210L, Palatka, FL, September 27, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1985, 08:30 local time
- Place: Palatka, FL
- Airport: Kay Larkin
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6501° N, 81.6719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palatka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6501&lon=-81.6719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2263S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2263S-2011-03-07) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,019 total, 1,457 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850927068269I

## Narrative

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

MAIN GEAR APPEARED DOWN BUT NO GREEN LIGHT. LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. GEAR DOOR WAS BINDING.

## Other reports on N2263S (3)

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

- [Accident 20100609045039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100609045039A), Jun 9, 2010: Cessna 210L (N2263S), Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. On departure from Tampa international airport N2263S had to accomplish an off airport landing due to an engine failure. Upon inspection of the engine the…
- [Incident 20050419006969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050419006969I), Apr 19, 2005: Cessna 210L (N2263S), Wauchula, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On April 19, 2005, at 2136 EDT, a Cessna 210, N2263S, operated by flight express inc, a part 135 on demand operator, experienced a bird strike at 5000…
- [Incident 19910123006839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910123006839I), Jan 23, 1991: Cessna 210L (N2263S), Eastover, SC, Minor damage. Engine failed in flight. Emergency landing in field. NR5 connecting rod had failed from lack of lubrication.

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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