# Incident 20010217002249I: Cessna 210J, Fairhope, AL, February 17, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2001, 11:34 local time
- Place: Fairhope, AL
- Airport: Fairhope Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5190° N, 87.8792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairhope, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5190&lon=-87.8792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3345S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3345S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210J (registry code 2073439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210J
- Reported engine: CONT IO520J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,035 total, 50 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010217002249I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT ENTIRE FLIGHT WAS NORMAL UNTIL GEAR HORN SOUNDED ON FINAL APPROACH AFTER A ONE HOUR FLIGHT. INDICATION WAS THAT MAIN GEAR WAS DOWN WITH NOSE GEAR REMAINING RETRACTED. THE FBO CONFIRMED THE MAIN GEAR WAS EXTENDED, BUT THE NOSE GEAR WAS RETRACTED WITH THE NOSE GEAR FARING DOORS CLOSED AND FLUSH. WHEN IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ALL AVENUES WERE EXHAUSTED THE ENIGNE WAS STOPPED. THE PROP WAS SET WITH ONE BLADE AT 12 O'CLOCK AND THE OTHER TWO AT 5 AND 7 O'CLOCK. THE LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT ENGINE ROTATION. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS, EXTERNAL SKIN DAMAGE AND SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE KEEL. THE PROP BLADE TIPS WERE GROUND DOWN APPROX. ONE HALF OF AN INCH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS HAS AGREED TO SUBMIT AN M&D REPORT ON THE NOSE GEAR FAILURE.

## Other reports on N3345S (1)

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

- [Incident 19980818030649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980818030649I), Aug 18, 1998: Cessna 210J (N3345S), Wheeling, WV, Minor damage. The C-210 departed fwa, destination pit. Pilot noticed smoke in the cock pit and loss of HSI and CDI. Pilot diverted to hlg and landed a 1421Z. No emergency…

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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