# Incident 20020207008509I: Cessna 210D, Kearney, NE, February 7, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2002, 23:05 local time
- Place: Kearney, NE
- Airport: Kearney Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7270° N, 99.0068° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KEARNEY RGNL (EAR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7270&lon=-99.0068&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3806Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3806Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210D (registry code 2073414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020207008509I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 7, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 2305C, N3806Y, A CESSNA 210-D EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR RETRACTED LANDING AT THE KEARNEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, KEARNEY, NEBRASKA. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN IMPERIAL NEBRASKA WITH INTENTIONS OF LANDING ON A PRIVATE STRIP, HOWEVER AFTER THE NOSE GEAR MALFUNCTION THE PIC ELECTED TO LAND AT KEARNEY. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED AN EXTENSION HAD BEEN ADDED TO THE RIGHT HAND NOSEWHEEL DOOR ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AND HAD COME LOOSE DURING THE FLIGHT, AND ACTED AS A DOUBLE UPLOCK FOR THE NOSE GEAR PREVENTING THE NOSE GEAR FROM EXTENDING. INVESTIGATION DID NOT REVEAL WHERE OR WHEN THE NOSE GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY WAS ALTERED. MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT WITH SAFETY RECOMMENDATION WILL BE SUBMITTED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N3806Y (2)

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

- [Accident 20250827011989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250827011989A), Aug 27, 2025: Cessna 210D (N3806Y), Kearney, NE, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The aircraft departed in visual meteorological conditions (VMC) with two pilots on board. The weather reporting station 5 miles south of the accident site…
- [Accident 19731026036459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731026036459A), Oct 26, 1973: Cessna 210D (N3806Y), W Palm Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Plt expd difficulty rcvg twr for ldg clnc.

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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