# Accident 20020830026449A: Cessna 210L, Georgetown, SC, August 30, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2002, 09:15 local time
- Place: Georgetown, SC
- Airport: Georgetown County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3117° N, 79.3194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3117&lon=-79.3194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32W-2018-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020830026449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 30, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 0915 HOURS LOCAL, N32W, A CESSNA 210L AIRCRAFT, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES SOUTH OF THE GEORGETOWN AIRPORT (GGE), SC. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR ELECTRICALLY, BUT THE GEAR DID NOT FULLY EXTEND. THE PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO PUMP DOWN THE LANDING GEAR MANUALLY, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. UPON LANDING, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT HURT.

## 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 ATL02LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA163), Aug 30, 2002: Cessna 210L (N32W), Georgetown, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the landing gear to lock in the down position.

## Other reports on N32W (1)

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

- [Incident 19901024057649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901024057649I), Oct 24, 1990: Cessna 500CESSNA (N32W), Omaha, NE. Fire warning on left engine on final approach. Landed safely. Found a bleed air leak caused the high temperature.

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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