# Incident 19970419012559I: Cessna T210F, Isla Grande, Puerto Rico, April 19, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1997, 07:35 local time
- Place: Isla Grande, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6103R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6103R) (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
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970419012559I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING. PILOT PERFORMED TWR FLYBY. TOLD ALL GEAR WAS DOWN. ASKED FOR CRASH TRUCKS. GEAR INDIC. UNSAFE COND. NOSE GEAR RETRACTED UPON TOUCHDOWN. INVEST. MECHANICAL FAILURE UNDERWAY.

## Other reports on N6103R (1)

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

- [Incident 20231022016329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231022016329I), Oct 22, 2023: Cessna T210F (N6103R), Wallace, NC, Minor damage. On the evening of October 22, the pilot in command was practicing landings at acz airport using rw 9 with 3 passengers on board. He reported that he was aiming…

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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