# Incident 19890208008509I: Cessna T210M, Fairbanks, AK, February 8, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1989, 12:45 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Chena River Spb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6016N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6016N-2017-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890208008509I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR. LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. MINOR DAMAGE. CAUSE NOT STATED. ON A TEST FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N6016N (2)

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

- [Accident 19900805030239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900805030239A), Aug 5, 1990: Cessna T210M (N6016N), Sleeper Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit after departure. Struck trees while trying to land in a clearing. Selected empty tank.
- [Incident 19800623056139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800623056139I), Jun 23, 1980: Cessna T210/ (N6016N), Barrow, AK, Minor damage. Pilot did not ascertain full tanks. Ran out of fuel.

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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