# Accident 19970315010169A: Cessna T210N, Janesville, WI, March 15, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1997, 13:28 local time
- Place: Janesville, WI
- Airport: Rock County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6790° N, 89.0104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6790&lon=-89.0104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6677N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6677N-2013-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 140 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970315010169A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AT AN AIRSPEED OF 60 TO 70 KNOTS. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEARS WERE RETRACTED.  POST ACCIDENT TESTING OF THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO REVEAL ANY FAILURE/MALFUNCTION OF THE GEAR SYSTEM.                    (-23) PILOT, ON T.O. ROLL, PREMATURELY RETRACTED LANDING GEAR.  A/C SETTLED BACK DOWN ON RWY. A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI97LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA087), Mar 15, 1997: Cessna T210 (N6677N), Janesville, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot inadvertently retracting the landing gear during the takeoff roll.

## Other reports on N6677N (1)

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

- [Incident 20071111826569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071111826569I), Nov 11, 2007: Cessna T210N (N6677N), Millard, NE, No damage. (-23) The pilot and his passenger were enroute from (gjt) grand junction, Colorado to (oma) omaha, Nebraska, when he experienced total loss of electrical power…

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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