# Incident 20010526020449I: Cessna T210N, Lincoln, CA, May 26, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2001
- Place: Lincoln, CA
- Airport: Lincoln Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8779° N, 121.3040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8779&lon=-121.3040&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5473C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5473C-2026-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 257 total, 36 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010526020449I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT ON A HARD LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT MINOR, PROPELLER, SUDDEN STOP TO THE ENGINE, NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK ACTUATOR CASTING, NOSE GEAR DOORS AND FORWARD LOWER SKIN IN THE NOSE SECTION. INSPECTION BY INSPECTORS AND MECHANICS INDICATE THE ALUMINUM CASTING END OF THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR FAILED AT THE DOWN LOCK DURING THE HARD LANDING. IT DOES NOT APPEAR THERE IS ANY PREVIOUS DAMAGE IN THIS AREA.

## Other reports on N5473C (2)

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

- [Incident 20230309014329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230309014329I), Mar 9, 2023: Cessna T210N (N5473C), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. Investigated landing with MLG not down and locked and Found the gear pump motor circuit breaker tripped during gear extension before down locks were engaged,…
- [Accident 19850706029839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850706029839A), Jul 6, 1985: Cessna T210N (N5473C), Knippa, TX, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff when unable to maintain positive rate of climb. Nose fork separated in soft field on forced landing

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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