# Incident 20020330013359I: Cessna T210N, Gaithersburg, MD, March 30, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2002, 12:15 local time
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Airport: Montgomery County Arpk Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1683° N, 77.1660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPARK (GAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1683&lon=-77.1660&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5132C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5132C-2023-12-21) (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
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020330013359I

## Narrative

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

(-23) NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE UPON LANDING. INSPECTION OF PARTS FOUND OLD CRACK IN NOSE GEAR COLLAR WHERE UNIT FAILED. CRACK COULD NOT BE SEEN UNTIL PARTS WERE REMOVED AND INSPECTED. AREA IS NOT EASILY ACCEPTABLE TO INSPECTION. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE 2 YEARS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N5132C (5)

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

- [Accident 20220825015439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220825015439A), Aug 25, 2022: Cessna T210N (N5132C), Georgetown, DE, Substantial damage. Airman returned to airport after having communication issues prior to turning on final approach. Airman then landed the aircraft with the gear up and while…
- [Incident 20180830012599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180830012599I), Aug 30, 2018: Cessna T210N (N5132C), Avoca, PA, Minor damage. The pilot did not set the hand brake. The aircraft began to roll and it was not immediately noticed by the pilot, who at the time was reviewing a checklist.…
- [Accident 20140913016819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140913016819A), Sep 13, 2014: Cessna T210N (N5132C), Gaithersburg, MD, Substantial damage. On September 13, 2014, [privacy data omitted] piloted aircraft N5132C, a Cessna 210 from millville, n.j. enroute to Gaithersburg airpark, Gaithersburg,…
- [Incident 19951111045479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951111045479I), Nov 11, 1995: Cessna T210N (N5132C), Gaithersburg, MD, Minor damage. Narrative: this pilot was conducting an IFR flight from charlottesville, VA to Gaithersburg, MD. Before departure the pilot received a wx briefing that…
- [Incident 19810815067479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810815067479I), Aug 15, 1981: Cessna T210N (N5132C), Saranac Lake, NY, Minor damage. Pilot changed approach patterns. Damaged propeller on touchdown because of hard 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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