# Incident 19890502033839I: Cessna T210N, Philadelphia, PA, May 2, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1989, 17:40 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia International
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8721° N, 75.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHILADELPHIA INTL (PHL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8721&lon=-75.2407&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 IO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890502033839I

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT IN WAKE TURBULENCE ON APPROACH. MADE HARD LANDING. RIGHT WING TIP HIT RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N5486A (1)

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

- [Incident 19880312013899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880312013899I), Mar 12, 1988: Cessna T210N (N5486A), Doylestown, PA, Minor damage. Engine malfunction on local flight. Returned to airport. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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