# Incident 19981013039339I: Cessna 210L, Springfield, MO, October 13, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1998, 20:30 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2004S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2004S-2011-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,952 total, 297 in this make and model, 227 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981013039339I

## Narrative

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

(-5) PILOT SAID HE WAS DISTRACTED AND FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. LANDING GEAR RETRACTION TEST COMPLETED; NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.

## Other reports on N2004S (1)

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

- [Incident 19810411025329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810411025329I), Apr 11, 1981: Cessna 210L (N2004S), Aberdeen, SD, Minor damage. Pilot intended to open cowl flaps but moved gear control up and nose gear retracted. Prop and nose skin damage.

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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