# Incident 19931005049999I: Cessna P210R, Little Rock, AR, October 5, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1993, 18:45 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Airport: Adams Field
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7465° N, 92.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7465&lon=-92.2896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5258A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5258A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210R (registry code 2073455, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,901 total, 272 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931005049999I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE AND ODOR IN COCKPIT AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. FOUND DIODE IN AUDIO PANEL CRACKED AND SHORTED.

## Other reports on N5258A (1)

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

- [Incident 20260723012599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260723012599I), Jul 23, 2026: Cessna P210R (N5258A), Arkadelphia, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that he noticed a reduction in cruise speed after hearing and feeling a clunk. Pilot noticed the gear warning light and began to divert to the…

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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