# Incident 19971106036629I: Cessna 210F, Battle Mountain, NV, November 6, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1997, 12:00 local time
- Place: Battle Mountain, NV
- Airport: Lander County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6284° N, 116.9486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Battle Mountain, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6284&lon=-116.9486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1864F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1864F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210F (registry code 2073418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,400 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971106036629I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON NOVEMBER 6, 1997, CESSNA 210F, PILOTED BY JAMES CALDER, CERTIFICATE NUMBER 1597121, EXPERIENCED A LOUD BANG AND ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE WHILE CRUISING AT 10,500 FT. THE PILOT PULLED THE POWER BACK AND INITIATED A DESCENT FOR LANDING AT NEARBY BATTLE MOUNTAIN AIRPORT. WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED, THE NOSE GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE. EMERGENCY EXTENSION AND RECYCLING THE GEAR WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE NOSE GEAR STILL INDICATED UNSAFE. DUE TO THE ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE THE PILOT MADE A LANDING ON RUNWAY 21 AT BATTLE MOUNTAIN, NV WITH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT. THIS INCIDENT AND INVESTIGATION ARE CLOSED. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE A PILOT DEVIATION REPORT FORM 8020-17.

## Other reports on N1864F (2)

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

- [Incident 19780927020439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780927020439I), Sep 27, 1978: Cessna 210 (N1864F), Fullerton, NE, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend gear for landing.
- [Accident 19750213019119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750213019119A), Feb 13, 1975: Cessna 210F (N1864F), Howell, MI, Substantial damage. Gr sys and warn lights worked nmly,horn did not sound with gr up throttle retarded.

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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