# Incident 19880208015689I: Cessna P210N, Harrisburg, PA, February 8, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1988, 16:15 local time
- Place: Harrisburg, PA
- Airport: Capital City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2171° N, 76.8514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPITAL CITY (CXY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2171&lon=-76.8514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31MD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31MD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 25 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880208015689I

## Narrative

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

PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. INSTRUCTOR HAD STUDENT TO RETRACT GEAR. NEXT LANDING, PILOT LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N31MD (2)

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

- [Incident 19900627032139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900627032139I), Jun 27, 1990: Cessna P210N (N31MD), Harrisburg, PA. Nose gear warning light did not illuminate. Landed safely. Light bulb was burnt out.
- [Incident 19800504043559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800504043559I), May 4, 1980: Cessna R182 (N31MD), New Cumberland, PA, Minor damage. Nose gear inadvertently retracted during touch and go landing.

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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