# Incident 19960604017679I: Cessna T210M, Springfield, MO, June 4, 1996 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 4, 1996, 06:05 local time - Place: Springfield, MO - Airport: Springfield Regional - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: CFCA - Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10 - Aircraft: N7398M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7398M-2015-05-08) (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 TSIO520* - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 150 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960604017679I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. NARRATIVE: ON 06/04/96 AT APPROXIMATELY 0825Z TIME, A CESSNA CE-210-T210M AIRCRAFT (N7398M) DEPARTED DOWN TOWN PARKS (CPS) AIRPORT IN SAINT LOUIS, ILLINOIS EN ROUTE TO SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL (SGF) AIRPORT, MISSOURI. ON APPROACH TO LAND AT SGF, PILOT JOSEPH CIMPERMAN HAD A LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT INDICATION. THE PILOT NOTED THAT THERE WAS NO GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE SAFE DOWN AND LOCK CONDITION. THE PILOT ALSO NOTICED AN INTERMITTENT FLICKERING LIGHT FOR THE LANDING GEAR UP POSITION. THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO NOTIFY SGF TOWER OF THE SITUATION AND CONDUCTED A FLY-BY THE TOWER TO VERIFY (THAT AFTER PERFORMING ALL EMERGENCY PROCEDURES) THAT THE LANDING GEAR REMAINED IN A PARTIAL DOWN TRANSIENT POSITION. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS DECLARED WITH EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT DEPLOYED AND STANDING BY THE LANDING FIELD. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT SUSTAINING ANY INJURY AND THE AIRCRAFT ONLY RECEIVING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE. ON EXAMINATION, AVIATION ENTERPRISES, INC., FOUND A BROKEN LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC LINE THAT HAD RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF FLUID AND LANDING GEAR FAILURE. THIS LINE (PART NO. 12A0509-81) WAS REPLACED AND SEVERAL LANDING GEAR RETRACTION TEST OPERATIONS WERE CONDUCTED. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT (FAA FORM 8010-4) HAS BEEN SUBMITTED. THIS INCIDENT NUMBER CE96IGA0075 IS CLOSED. ## Other reports on N7398M (6) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20040909025609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040909025609I), Sep 9, 2004: Cessna T210M (N7398M), Concord, NC, Minor damage. (-23) Due to the right landing gear failing to extend the decision was made between the company and pilot that a gear up landing would be the best course of… - [Incident 19980710023519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980710023519I), Jul 10, 1998: Cessna T210M (N7398M), Olathe, KS. Level at cruise smoke from engine diverted to ixd. No engine fire. Source unknown. - [Incident 19970508017279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970508017279I), May 8, 1997: Cessna 210N (N7398M), Winona, MN. Narrative: engine lost power due to number six piston and/or valve failure. NTSB participated in investigation. Engine was shipped to Continental engines for… - [Incident 19960705021879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960705021879I), Jul 5, 1996: Cessna T210M (N7398M), Beaverville, IL. Narrative: on July 5, 1996, at 1100 CDT, a Cessna 210, N7398M, registered to prompt air, inc., made an emergency landing near Beaverville, IL. The engine… - [Incident 19951212040249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951212040249I), Dec 12, 1995: Cessna T210M (N7398M), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. Narrative: --on 12-12-95, Cessna model T210 airplane, N7398M, being operated by prompt air inc. landed at standiford field (sdf) in Louisville, KY with the… - [Incident 19951005036859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951005036859I), Oct 5, 1995: Cessna T210M (N7398M), Dubuque, IA, Damage unknown. Narrative: aircraft was cleared to taxi from parking area at FBO to runway 13. While crossing arrival end of runway 18, pilot squared the turn, departing… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.