# Incident 19960304009839I: Cessna T210N, Hilton Head Is, SC, March 4, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1996, 13:35 local time
- Place: Hilton Head Is, SC
- Airport: Hilton Head Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2245° N, 80.6974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HILTON HEAD (HXD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2245&lon=-80.6974&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5538C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5538C-2014-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960304009839I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED: LANDED HARD - BOUNCED(DAMAGING NOSE GEAR)-EXECUTED GO-AROUND - DID NOT GET "GREEN LIGHT" INDICATING GEAR DOWN - FLEW LOW PASS REQUESTING GROUND PERSONNEL TO VERIFY GEAR DOWN - FLEW ANOTHER PATTERN AND LANDED - NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL.

## Other reports on N5538C (1)

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

- [Incident 20130504018349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130504018349I), May 4, 2013: Cessna T210N (N5538C), Manhiem, PA, Substantial damage. During practice instrument approach at Lancaster regional airport (klns) aircraft lost power while climbing out on a missed approach procedure. At 2500 feet…

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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