# Incident 19950111003959I: Cessna 210, Springdale, AR, January 11, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1995, 15:10 local time
- Place: Springdale, AR
- Airport: Springdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1764° N, 94.1192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPRINGDALE MUNI (ASG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1764&lon=-94.1192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7481E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7481E-2004-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 90 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950111003959I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: HISTORY OF FLIGHT: ON JANUARY 11, 1995 AT 1510 CST, A CESSNA 210, N7481E OPERATED BY WILLIAM F. SMITH A COMMERCIAL PILOT INCURRED FAILURE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO EXTEND DURING LANDING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THREE PASSENGERS DURING THE LANDING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE SPRINGDALE, AR AIRPORT AND THE FLIGHT WAS LOCAL. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT: THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED MINOR DAMAGE CONFINED TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS. TEST AND RESEARCH: VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATION MECHANISM REVEALED THE NOSE GEAR UP LOCK LINKAGE TO THE UP LOCK MECHANISM HAD SEPARATED DUE TO A MISSING SPLIT PIN. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N7481E (1)

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

- [Incident 19920705030889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920705030889I), Jul 5, 1992: Cessna 210 (N7481E), Big Spring, TX. Oil pressure dropped to zero. Engine failed. Forced landing on highway. Found a possible failed oil pump.

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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