# Incident 19960817032579I: Cessna T210M, Pontiac, MI, August 17, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1996, 13:37 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5EC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5EC-2019-10-25) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960817032579I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN. MLG DID NOT FULLY EXTEND DUE TO FLUID LOSS, MADE EMERGENCY LANDING WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN HYDRAULIC PRESSURE HOSE RUPTURED DUMPING THE SYSTEM FLUID.

## Other reports on N5EC (1)

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

- [Accident 20171007024699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171007024699A), Oct 7, 2017: Cessna T210M (N5EC), Waterford, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot accepted clearance for RNAV (LPV) 9R at kptk. Pilot was asked by approach controller to keep speed up (155KIAS) due to jet aircraft following on…

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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