# Accident 19991001044149A: Cessna 210L, Fayetteville, AR, October 1, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1999, 16:45 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, AR
- Airport: Drake Fld
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0706° N, 94.1494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0706&lon=-94.1494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2157S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2157S) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991001044149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLPSED DURING TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 FTW00LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA002), Oct 1, 1999: Cessna 210L (N2157S), Fayetteville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The cause of the right main gear collapse was undetermined. A factor was the failure of the gear 'down & locked' switch resulting in a false 'down & locked' indication in the cockpit.

## Other reports on N2157S (2)

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

- [Accident 20100708037619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100708037619A), Jul 8, 2010: Cessna 210L (N2157S), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed castroville municipal airport, TX (cvb) enroute to Ellington Field, TX (efd). Upon approach to efd there was no safe gear indication. Pilot…
- [Incident 19850406014699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850406014699I), Apr 6, 1985: Cessna 210L (N2157S), Jackson, TN. Lost elevator control after takeoff. Landed using trim tab and power. Elevator control cable failed.

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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