# Accident 19910801031149A: Cessna 210B, Aspen, CO, August 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1991, 13:55 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Aspen-Pitkin Co - Sardy Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1899° N, 106.8196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1899&lon=-106.8196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9711X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9711X-1992-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210B (registry code 2073410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B
- Reported engine: CONT IO470S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 602 total, 165 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910801031149A

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR ON APPROACH. BEGAN BELATED GO AROUND. UNABLE CLIMB. STALLED. HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR EMPTY. NO LEAKS NOTED.

## 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 DEN91LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA106), Aug 1, 1991: Cessna 210B (N9711X), Aspen, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: A PILOT INDUCED INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASCERTAIN THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED IN A TIMELY MANNER, A LOW (FLUID) LEVEL IN HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR, CAUSING THE…

## Other reports on N9711X (1)

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

- [Incident 19800415050909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800415050909I), Apr 15, 1980: Cessna 210B (N9711X), Oakland, CA, Minor damage. Pilot unable to lower landing gear.

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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