# Incident 19880312013899I: Cessna T210N, Doylestown, PA, March 12, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1988, 16:15 local time
- Place: Doylestown, PA
- Airport: Doylestown
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3142° N, 75.1277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Doylestown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3142&lon=-75.1277&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5486A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5486A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 70 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880312013899I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE MALFUNCTION ON LOCAL FLIGHT. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N5486A (1)

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

- [Incident 19890502033839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890502033839I), May 2, 1989: Cessna T210N (N5486A), Philadelphia, PA. Caught in wake turbulence on approach. Made hard landing. Right wing tip hit 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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