# Incident 19870810050719I: Cessna 210K, Bakersfield, CA, August 10, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1987, 17:30 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Meadows Field
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4339° N, 119.0577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEADOWS FLD (BFL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4339&lon=-119.0577&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8221M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8221M-1991-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210K (registry code 2073446, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210K
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 45 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870810050719I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION AFTER TAKEOFF. HARD YAW MANUEVERS GAVE SAFE INDICATION. NOSE DOOR ACTUATOR O RING FAILED.

## Other reports on N8221M (1)

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

- [Accident 19871224071859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871224071859A), Dec 24, 1987: Cessna 210K (N8221M), Chowchilla, CA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel trying to land at airport for fuel. Failed to activate lights and crash landed off side of runway.

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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