# Accident 19980203000939A: Cessna 210G, Springfield, IL, February 3, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1998, 18:02 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7706° N, 89.6799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7706&lon=-89.6799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5842F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5842F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210G (registry code 2073430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980203000939A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE EXTEND LEFT MAIN GEAR. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE LANDING. (-23) DURING PRACTICE APPROACHES, THE APPROPRIATELY CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FOR LANDING.  AFTER EVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR, THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 4 AT SPRINGFIELD, IL., CAPITAL AIRPORT.  THE TOWER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE APPARENT PROBLEMS.  DURING THE LANDING, THE PILOT INDICTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR.  THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HOLD THE LEFT WING UP AS LONG AS ABLE, BUT AS THE WING STARTED TO DROP, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS.  THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND LEFT ELEVATOR WERE DAMAGED BY THE WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SPRINGFIELD, IL.

## 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 CHI98LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA091), Feb 4, 1998: Cessna 210G (N5842F), Springfield, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of left main landing gear saddle resulting in the pilot's inability to extend the left gear. A factor was maintenance personnel's failure to comply with the related airworthiness…

## Other reports on N5842F (1)

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

- [Incident 19870528071289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870528071289I), May 28, 1987: Cessna 210G (N5842F), Jacksonville, IL, Minor damage. Nose gear could not be extended for landing. Found uplock links to be worn.

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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