# Accident 19890727025759A: Cessna 210, Thermal, CA, July 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1989, 16:11 local time
- Place: Thermal, CA
- Airport: Thermal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4806° N, 116.0991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4806&lon=-116.0991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76RR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76RR) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 683 total, 583 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890727025759A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR DOOR STAYED OPEN. RETURNED. ON NEXT TEST HOP NOSE GEAR STAYED UP.LANDED GEAR UP.LOOSE UPLOCK JAMMED GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX89LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA250), Jul 27, 1989: Cessna 210 (N76RR), Thermal, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A TWISTED NOSE GEAR UPLOCK DUE TO AN ELONGATED BOLT HOLE WHICH PREVENTED THE NOSE GEAR FROM EXTENDING.

## Other reports on N76RR (2)

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

- [Incident 19930922041429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930922041429I), Sep 22, 1993: Cessna 210 (N76RR), Sacramento, CA, Minor damage. Pilot dropped a book on floor. On rollout brakes were restricted. Lost control and veered off runway.
- [Incident 19860921063759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860921063759I), Sep 21, 1986: Cessna 210 (N76RR), Thermal, CA, Minor damage. Forgot to lower gear before landing. Solo student landed with the gear retracted.

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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