# Incident 19980718029299I: Cessna T210F, Las Vegas, NV, July 18, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1998, 13:00 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6761R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6761R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210F (registry code 2073422, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 25 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980718029299I

## Narrative

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

INCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 HRS PDT. AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING. PILOT INDICATED THAT A SUDDEN WIND GUST CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE SEVERAL TIMES DURING LANDING. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN NOSE GEAR BEARING END AND HOOK ASSEMBLY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS. THIS REPORT AND INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N6761R (1)

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

- [Incident 20170829012039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170829012039I), Aug 29, 2017: Cessna T210F (N6761R), Kelso, WA, Minor damage. On landing roll-out pilot braked to make intersection he experienced a nose wheel shimney then nose gear collapsed. He had green light and no horn prior on…

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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