# Accident 19980221001629A: Cessna 210, Hazel Green, AL, February 21, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1998, 10:30 local time
- Place: Hazel Green, AL
- Airport: Hazel Green Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9205° N, 86.5595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9205&lon=-86.5595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7398E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7398E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Reported engine: CONT IO470E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980221001629A

## Narrative

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

POST ANNUAL FLIGHT CHECK. HARD LANDING FOLDED THE NOSE GEAR. PROP HIT RUNWAY. (-23) THE PILOT BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, ON THE SECOND BOUNCE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROP, ENGINE, NOSE LANDING GEAR, NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS, FIREWALL AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ATTACH BRACKET.  THE FIREWALL SHOWED EVIDENCE OF BUCKLING IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER.  THE ATTACH BRACKET CRACKED AT THE LIGHTNING HOLES AND BROKE IN TWO.

## 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 ATL98LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA048), Feb 21, 1998: Cessna 210 (N7398E), Hazel Green, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and the nose gear collapsing.

## Other reports on N7398E (1)

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

- [Incident 19830409017079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830409017079I), Apr 9, 1983: Cessna 210 (N7398E), Decatur, AL, Minor damage. Failed to check gear down. Landed gear up.

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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