# Accident 19920921037929A: Cessna 210L, Orlando, FL, September 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1992, 15:47 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FPIA
- Location: 28.5455° N, 81.3329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO EXEC (ORL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5455&lon=-81.3329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2013S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2013S-2015-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 600 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920921037929A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. CHAFED WIRE DISABLED GEAR DOWN SOLENOID.

## 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 MIA92LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA189), Sep 21, 1992: Cessna 210L (N2013S), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: UNDETECTED CHAFFING AND GROUNDING OF A WIRE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SQUAT SWITCH WHICH RESULTED IN THE LANDING GEAR BEING SIGNALLED AT ALL TIMES FOR GEAR UP WHEN ELECTRICAL POWER WAS APPLIED TO THE…

## Other reports on N2013S (2)

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

- [Incident 20121228028579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121228028579I), Dec 28, 2012: Cessna 210L (N2013S), Pahokee, FL, No damage. 12/28/2012: Aircraft was on a 14CFR135 flight from ktpa-kopf when the pilot noted an alternator failure and smelt smoke. Pilot declared and emergency and…
- [Incident 19840116011559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840116011559I), Jan 16, 1984: Cessna 210L (N2013S), Kaufman, TX, Minor damage. One tank ran dry. Switch fuel tanks too late to restart engine. Landed gear up on ranch land.

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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