# Incident 19870221026729I: Cessna 210, Torrance, CA, February 21, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1987, 09:30 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Torrance
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9406X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9406X-2015-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 60 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870221026729I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.  FOUND ACTUATOR PISTON ROD HAD CRACKED AND SEPARATED.

## Other reports on N9406X (1)

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

- [Accident 19980103000099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980103000099A), Jan 3, 1998: Cessna 210 (N9406X), Compton, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft appeared to run out of fuel. Pilot made statement that he had been advised this was a normal fuel leak for this type of aircraft. Statements…

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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