# Incident 19860316016029I: Cessna 210B, Lafayette, LA, March 16, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1986, 18:25 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Lafayette Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2053° N, 91.9876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2053&lon=-91.9876&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9612X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9612X-2011-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210B (registry code 2073410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 551 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860316016029I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. NOSE GEAR WOULD GO DOWN AND LOCK BUT MAINS TRAILED. LANDED GEAR UP. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N9612X (1)

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

- [Incident 19780714043999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780714043999I), Jul 14, 1978: Cessna 210 (N9612X), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend handing gear before touchdown.

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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