# Accident 19981230045659A: Cessna P210N, Eau Claire, WI, December 30, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1998, 18:30 local time
- Place: Eau Claire, WI
- Airport: Chippewa Valley Reg Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8204° N, 91.4907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8204&lon=-91.4907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731YY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981230045659A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 30, 1998, AT 1830 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA P210N, N731YY, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN WHILE LANDING AT CHIPPEWA REGIONAL AIRPORT NEAR EAU CLAIR, WISCONSIN. THE 14 CFR PART 91 BUSINESS FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NEAR KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN AT 1630, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO CHIPPEWA REGIONAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR HAD COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. (-23) MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

## 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 CHI99LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA068), Dec 31, 1998: Cessna P210N (N731YY), Eau Clare, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the delayed gear extension by the pilot. Contributing factors were the checklist not used by the pilot, the inoperative gear warning, and the maintenance replacement of the throttle control/gear…

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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