# Incident 20021004034939I: Cessna 210H, Phoenix, AZ, October 4, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2002, 20:21 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6883° N, 112.0826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHOENIX DEER VALLEY (DVT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6883&lon=-112.0826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6148F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6148F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210H (registry code 2073436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 250 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021004034939I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING PREFLIGHT JUST PRIOR TO DEPARTURE PILOT WAS DISTRACTED BY CELL PHONE CALL. PILOT FAILED TO REMOVE AIRCRAFT TOW BAR FROM NOSE GEAR PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. WHEN PILOT RETURNED FOR LANDING AFTER LOCAL FLIGHT NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. MANUAL EXTENSION PROCEDURES WERE ATTEMPTED BUT UNSUCCESSFUL. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR DOORS AND PROPELLER ON LANDING. WHEN AIRPORT RECOVERY CREW RAISED AIRCRAFT TO LOWER NOSE GEAR, AIRCRAFT TOW BAR WAS FOUND WEDGED INTO NOSE WHEEL WELL AND DOORS. TOW BAR WAS PRIED LOOSE AND NOSE GEAR LOWERED NORMALLY.

## Other reports on N6148F (1)

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

- [Incident 20011215037549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011215037549I), Dec 15, 2001: Cessna 210H (N6148F), Chandler, AZ, No damage. (-23) Prior to departure PIC did not visually verify available fuel on board. Pilot estimated fuel on board based on estimated fuel burn during previous flight…

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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