# Accident 19970208001399A: Cessna 210H, Big Bear, CA, February 8, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1997, 09:55 local time
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2597° N, 116.8408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2597&lon=-116.8408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6137F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6137F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210H (registry code 2073436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210H
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,069 total, 740 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970208001399A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FOLDED ON LANDING ROLL. GEAR NOT LOCKED DOWN DUE STUCK LIMIT SWITCH BLOCKED SEQUENCING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX97LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA101), Feb 8, 1997: Cessna 210H (N6137F), Big Bear City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a corroded landing gear down limit switch, which resulted in a retracted left main gear during the landing sequence.

## Other reports on N6137F (1)

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

- [Incident 20050424007379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050424007379I), Apr 24, 2005: Cessna 210H (N6137F), El Monte, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot flared too high and attempted to force the aircraft to land, resulting in a severe porpoise. After several cycles, the nose gear folded resulting…

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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