# Incident 19881026068819I: Cessna 210, Detroit, MI, October 26, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1988, 13:28 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Willow Run
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2403° N, 83.5315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLOW RUN (YIP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2403&lon=-83.5315&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6531X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6531X) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO470E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881026068819I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO ENSURE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N6531X (2)

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

- [Incident 20241002013639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241002013639I), Oct 2, 2024: Cessna 210 (N6531X), Forest, VA, Minor damage. Pilot landed at W90 with a normal approach. The aircraft settled down on the numbers and about 50 feet down the runway, the main gear were not in the down and…
- [Incident 19900921053499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900921053499I), Sep 21, 1990: Cessna 210 (N6531X), Newburg, IN. Made an off airport landing due to deteriorating weather. Landed safely.

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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