# Accident 19941117038389A: Cessna P210N, Alamosa, CO, November 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1994, 11:00 local time
- Place: Alamosa, CO
- Airport: San Luis Valley/Bergman Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4606° N, 105.8704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4606&lon=-105.8704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731QH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731QH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941117038389A

## Narrative

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

MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. UNABLE GEAR EXTEND. SHUTDOWN ENGINE TOO EARLY FOR GEAR UP LANDING.DOWNLOCK SPRING FAILED.

## 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 FTW95LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA051), Nov 17, 1994: Cessna P210N (N731QH), Alamosa, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE BY THE PILOT TO PROPERLY JUDGE THE TOUCH DOWN POINT. FACTORS WERE: FAILURE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO EXTEND AND ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN.

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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