# Incident 19870712045169I: Cessna 210A, Birmingham, AL, July 12, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1987, 17:05 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6685X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6685X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210A (registry code 2073408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,090 total, 400 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/19870712045169I

## Narrative

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

AFTER A GENTLE LANDING THE NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED.  CAUSE TO BE REPORTED.

## Other reports on N6685X (1)

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

- [Incident 20021018026929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021018026929I), Oct 18, 2002: Cessna 210A (N6685X), Destin, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft main gear failed to extend. Nose gear extended to the down-and-locked position. Pilot attempted to lower the gear several times using both a…

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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