# Incident 19870109026339I: Cessna 210N, Coatesville, PA, January 9, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1987, 08:40 local time
- Place: Coatesville, PA
- Airport: Chester County G O  Carlson
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9790° N, 75.8655° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHESTER COUNTY G O CARLSON (MQS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9790&lon=-75.8655&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4744C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4744C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210N (registry code 2073453, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,184 total, 600 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870109026339I

## Narrative

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

PILOT PREOCCUPIED WITH COCKPIT CONVERSATION FAILED TO LOWER GEAR FOR LANDING.

## Other reports on N4744C (1)

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

- [Accident 19850804040499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850804040499A), Aug 4, 1985: Cessna 210N (N4744C), Melbourne, FL, Substantial damage. Swerved after touchdown. Pilots correction too late to stop aircraft from hitting a drainage ditch.

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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