# Incident 19970304002069I: Cessna T210F, West Palm Beach, FL, March 4, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1997, 15:57 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10GM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10GM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210F (registry code 2073422, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 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/19970304002069I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND UPON APPROACH TO PBI. PIC MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER NOSE GEAR TO NO AVAIL. PIC ATTEMPTED TO "BOUNCE" AIRCRAFT TO DISLODGE NOSE GEAR, BUT STRUCK PROP ON RUNWAY, FORCING A LANDING WITH THE NOSE GEAR UP, AND CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED P/N 1270034-1 SAFETY SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE, COMPOUNDED BY A LOW-CHARGE IN THE NOSE STRUT. THIS COMBINATION ALLOWED THE NOSE GEAR TO RETRACT AND BE POSITIONED OUT OF SEQUENCE WITH THE NOSE DOOR ACTUATOR ARM. THIS ARM PREVENTED THE GEAR FROM LOWERING. AN M & D REPORT WAS FILED ON THIS CONDITION.

## Other reports on N10GM (1)

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

- [Incident 20230420004599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230420004599I), Apr 20, 2023: Cessna T210F (N10GM), Titusville, FL, Minor damage. On 04/20/2023 [privacy data omitted] a Cessna T210 was attempting to land at ktix with one sole onboard when the nose landing gear failed to lower. The pilot…

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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