# Accident 20010526010849A: Cessna T210M, Portland, OR, May 26, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2001, 22:25 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5300° N, 122.6803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5300&lon=-122.6803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761DL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N761DL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010526010849A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON MAY 26, 2001, APPROXIMATELY 2225 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA T210M, N761DL, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ON A 14 CFR 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM COEUR D'ALENE, IDAHO, TO ASTORIA, OREGON, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE DURING A LANDING WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AT PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PORTLAND, OREGON. THE PILOT HAD DIVERTED TO PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AFTER THE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND PROPERLY ON APPROACH TO ASTORIA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED IN THE OCCURRENCE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT PORTLAND, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN. (-23) ON FLIGHT FROM COEUR D'ALENE, IDAHO, TO ASTORIA, OREGON.  THE PILOT HAD DIVERTED TO PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AFTER THE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND PROPERLY ON APPROACH TO ASTORIA.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE DURING A LANDING WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AT PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL.  FLIGHTCRAFT, INC. DETERMINED THAT THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR LINE RUPTURED; THEREFORE, THE PILOT COULD NOT EXTEND GEAR.

## 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 SEA01LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA105), May 27, 2001: Cessna T210M (N761DL), Portland, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A burst hydraulic line and consequent total loss of hydraulic fluid from the landing gear, which disabled landing gear operation.

## Other reports on N761DL (1)

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

- [Incident 20220914017629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220914017629I), Sep 14, 2022: Cessna T210M (N761DL), Ramona, CA, Minor damage. Pilot flew airplane for the first time after some avionic upgrades. The upgrades involved considerable electrical modifications to accomodate new garmin…

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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