# Incident 19970813040959I: Cessna T210L, Santa Teresa, NM, August 13, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1997, 10:45 local time
- Place: Santa Teresa, NM
- Airport: Santa Teresa Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8714° N, 106.6734° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Teresa, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8714&lon=-106.6734&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2265S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2265S-2021-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970813040959I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 13, 1997 AT 1045 (EST) MDT A CESSNA T-210L, N2265S OPERATED BY U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE, EXPERIENCED A COLLAPSED NOSE LANDING GEAR DURING PUBLIC OPERATIONS AT THE SANTA TERESA, NM AIRPORT. THE ATP RATED PILOT AND SECOND CREW MEMBER WERE UNINJURED. AIRCRAFT AND MAINTENANCE ISSUES WERE NOT INVOLVED. THE ENSUING INVESTIGATION WAS PERFORMED BY U.S. CUSTOMS. PUBLIC USE, INVESTIGATION TO BE PERFORMED BY US CUSTOMS.

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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