# Incident 19990104000039I: Cessna P210N, Crescent City, CA, January 4, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1999, 13:05 local time
- Place: Crescent City, CA
- Airport: Jack Mc Namara Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7802° N, 124.2365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JACK MC NAMARA FLD (CEC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7802&lon=-124.2365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731NC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731NC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,872 total, 143 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990104000039I

## Narrative

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

ACFT LANDED GEAR UP. (-23) PILOT DEMONSTRATING A SHORT FIELD LANDING ELECTED TO EXTEND DOWNWIND LEG TO FOLLOW A TWIN CESSNA ON FINAL. PILOT FLEW PATTERN AT NORMAL POWER SETTINGS AND WHILE TALKING TO SECOND PILOT ABOUT SHORT FIELD LANDING PROCEDURE, GOT DISTRACTED AND FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT SLID ON FUSELAGE FOR APPROXIMATELY 380 FEET.

## Other reports on N731NC (2)

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

- [Accident 19960519010869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960519010869A), May 19, 1996: Cessna P210N (N731NC), Carrollton, OH, Substantial damage. Low fuel diverted to TSO but engine quit three miles out. Landed muddy field. Nosed over. Fuel tanks empty. (-23) pilot departed flagler co airport (X47) in…
- [Incident 19911110056949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911110056949I), Nov 10, 1991: Cessna P210N (N731NC), Havre, MT, Minor damage. Nose landing gear collapsed on landing rollout. Pilot stated he encountered nose wheel shimmy upon departure.

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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