# Incident 19890315026269I: Cessna T210N, Gary, IN, March 15, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1989, 19:00 local time
- Place: Gary, IN
- Airport: Gary Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5934° N, 87.3464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gary, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5934&lon=-87.3464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6617C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6617C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890315026269I

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS AFTER DEPARTURE. RETURNED. EMERGENCY LANDING. FOUND LOOSE DUCT FROM TURBOCHARGER TO MANIFOLD.

## Other reports on N6617C (2)

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

- [Incident 19980904040679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980904040679I), Sep 4, 1998: Cessna T210N (N6617C), Gary, IN, Minor damage. (-5)Pilot was practicing take-off and landing at Gary airport (gyy) on runway 30. Pilot was distracted and landed the aircraft with gear still in up position.…
- [Incident 19910325014719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910325014719I), Mar 25, 1991: Cessna T210N (N6617C), Gary, IN, Minor damage. Pilot made a gear up landing. Landing gear horn would not operate.

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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