# Accident 19940331007289A: Cessna T210M, West Plains, MO, March 31, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1994, 17:15 local time
- Place: West Plains, MO
- Airport: West Plains Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8598° N, 91.9098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8598&lon=-91.9098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732YK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N732YK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,252 total, 7 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940331007289A

## Narrative

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

EXTENDING GEAR DOOR ACUATOR PISTON SEPARATED LOOSING HYDRAULIC FLUID. LANDING R MAIN FOLDED. CYL SNAP RING CAME OUT

## 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 CHI94LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA125), Mar 31, 1994: Cessna T210-M (N732YK), Pomona, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The seperation of the landing gear door actuator, resulting in total loss of hydraulic fluid.

## Other reports on N732YK (1)

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

- [Accident 20081231852919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081231852919A), Dec 31, 2008: Cessna T210M (N732YK), Fort Collins/L, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed on highway about 1 mile south of fnl (ft Collins-Loveland municipal airport co.) pilot stated engine problems. Aircraft struck 3 highway signs…

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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