# Incident 19881116061519I: Cessna 210N, Sparta, TN, November 16, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1988, 00:30 local time
- Place: Sparta, TN
- Airport: Sparta-White County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9347° N, 85.4726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparta, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9347&lon=-85.4726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6625N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6625N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210N (registry code 2073453, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 992 total, 229 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/19881116061519I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. UNABLE TO EXTEND USING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. LANDED GEAR UP. TRASH IN LINE.

## Other reports on N6625N (2)

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

- [Incident 19900801048699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900801048699I), Aug 1, 1990: Cessna 210N (N6625N), Indianapolis, IN. Rough engine. Precautionary landing. Pilot given further instructions on leaning procedures.
- [Incident 19880210007089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880210007089I), Feb 10, 1988: Cessna 210N (N6625N), Marion, VA, Minor damage. Struck a building with right wing tip while taxiing to park.

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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