# Incident 19970223006929I: Cessna P210N, Oakland, CA, February 23, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1997, 16:45 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Metropolitan Oakland International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N323DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N323DC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,775 total, 113 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970223006929I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 02-23-97 AT APPROXIMATELY 1645 LOCAL, CESSNA N323DC, FLOWN BY LAUREN S. WARD FOR THE PURPOSE OF PLEASURE, LANDED ON RUNWAY 33 AT OAKLAND METROPOLITAN AIRPORT DURING WHICH THE NOSEWHEEL LANDING GEAR BROKE. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AS DEFINED IN ORDER 8020.11A, AND NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. THE PILOT HOLDS A THIRD CLASS CERTIFICATE AND THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TRUCKEE AIRPORT (TRK) ON 02-23-97 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600. INVESTIGATION RESULTS: MR. WARD STATED THAT HE DEPARTED TRUCKEE AT ABOUT 1600 AND SAID THAT IT WAS A SMOOTH RIDE OVER THE VALLEY WITH A STRONG TAIL WIND. ENTERING THE EAST OAKLAND AREA HE ENCOUNTERED TURBULANCE AND SELECTED RWY 33 FOR LANDING. IT WAS A CLEAR DAY WITH WINDS REPORTED AT 340 AT 18 ON OAKLAND ATIS. THE CONTROLLER INFORMED HIM THAT THE WINDS WERE VARIABLE AND AT THE MOMENT WINDS WERE 020 AT 20. MR. WARD STATED THAT HE MADE A NORMAL LANDING, BUT THAT THE AIRCRAFT ROSE FROM THE GROUND. IT THEN LANDED HARD WHEN IT DROPPED BACK TO THE GROUND. THE TOWER OBSERVED THE PLANE TOUCH DOWN ONCE, LEAVE A CLOUD OF DUST AND COME DOWN AGAIN. VISUAL INSPECTION SHOWED ALL THREE BLADE TIPS BENT TO THE REAR WITH LATERAL SCRATCH MARKS FROM PROP ROTATION ON ALL BLADES. THE NOSE GEAR WAS BROKEN JUST WHERE THE FORKS MEET. FORM 8010-4 SUBMITTED ON THE AIRCRAFT. NEGATIVE PILOT DEVIATION.

## Other reports on N323DC (2)

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

- [Accident 20160805024919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160805024919A), Aug 5, 2016: Cessna P210N (N323DC), Waco, TX, Substantial damage. The 14 CFR 91 instrument flight originated from dfw in VMC conditions bound for aus. As the flight approached Waco, TX the pilot noticed the alternator had…
- [Incident 20060717013099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060717013099I), Jul 17, 2006: Cessna P210N (N323DC), Everett, WA. (-23) Aircraft sustained a hard landing and the nose wheel broke apart. The a/c landed w/o incident. Damage limited to the prop and the n/g fork.

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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