# Incident 19861109080499I: Cessna 210E, Newport News, VA, November 9, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1986, 16:30 local time
- Place: Newport News, VA
- Airport: Patrick Henry International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9788° N, 76.4280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport News, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9788&lon=-76.4280&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4936U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4936U-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210E (registry code 2073416, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861109080499I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE WHEELS AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT BESIDE THE RUNWAY. THE HYDRAULIC PACK HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N4936U (1)

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

- [Incident 19870801077259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870801077259I), Aug 1, 1987: Cessna 210E (N4936U), Chicago, IL. Aircraft landed without radio communication. Pilot stated he had radio malfunction. Runway closed for construction.

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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