# Incident 19960923034089I: Cessna 210, Twin Falls, ID, September 23, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1996, 14:00 local time
- Place: Twin Falls, ID
- Airport: Twin Falls-Sun Valley Reg Josl
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5641° N, 114.4609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twin Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5641&lon=-114.4609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7337E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7337E-2013-02-21) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,700 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960923034089I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MR. MITCHELL HAD BEEN ADMINISTERING A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW TO MR. CLARK PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THEY HAD BEEN PRACTICING LANDINGS AT THE BUHL, ID AIRPORT (U03) WHEN THEY NOTICED A GEAR UNSAFE CONDITION. THEY RETURNED TO TWIN FALLS (TWF) IN ORDER TO HAVE THE TOWER LOOK AT THE GEAR TO DETERMINE IF IT APPEARED TO BE DOWN. A CONTROLLER AT TWF ATCT DID SAY THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. MR. MITCHELL (INSTRUCTOR) PERFORMED THE LANDING. HE REPORTED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED THEREBY DAMAGING THE PROP AND LOWER ENGINE COWL. AN EMERGENCY HAD BEEN DECLARED PRIOR TO THE LANDING IN THE EVENT OF A POSSIBLE GEAR FAILURE. POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ACTUATOR ARM ON THE NOSEWHEEL LANDING GEAR HAD FRACTURED. A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT WILL BE FILED AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT. NO FURTHER ACTION IS NECESSARY. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.

## Other reports on N7337E (2)

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

- [Accident 20080223012199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080223012199A), Feb 23, 2008: Cessna 210 (N7337E), Willcox, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) According to the student pilot, he was on a cross country flight from ryan airport, tucson, AZ, to Willcox, AZ. The student pilot stated he deviated from…
- [Incident 19810510054099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810510054099I), May 10, 1981: Cessna 210 (N7337E), Boise, ID, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Failed to use pre landing check list.

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.