# Incident 19990907033119I: Cessna 210L, Oiltrough, AR, September 7, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1999, 14:30 local time
- Place: Oiltrough, AR
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6292° N, 91.4612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oil Trough, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6292&lon=-91.4612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8137L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8137L) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990907033119I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE MAKING A ROUTINE FLIGHT FROM BATESVILLE TO OIL TROUGH, ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1999, IN A CESSNA 210-L, N8371L, WHEN APPROACHING OIL TROUGH 1 SELECTED GEAR DOWN THE GEAR DID NOT EXTENDED AND LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. I TRIED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BUT DID NOT WORK LAND WITH GEAR UP, MINOR DAMAGE, INSPECTION OF SYSTEMS FOUND CONTAMINATION OF FLUID IN THE GEAR POWERPACK, CAUSING THE GEAR TO MALFUNCTION.

## Other reports on N8137L (2)

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

- [Accident 20010811024549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010811024549A), Aug 11, 2001: Cessna 210L (N8137L), Fort Smith, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) According to the pilot, he intended to land at fayetteville; however during an attempt to land the landing gear did not appear to be locked when viewed…
- [Incident 19830618037569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830618037569I), Jun 18, 1983: Cessna 210 (N8137L), St Paul, KS, Minor damage. Distracted by a passenger without a seat belt on. 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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