# Accident 20030818029149A: Cessna 210D, San Antonio, TX, August 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2003, 16:53 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Antonio International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5336° N, 98.4697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5336&lon=-98.4697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N139RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N139RC-2004-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210D (registry code 2073414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 3,600 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03CA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030818029149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE APPROACH TO LANDING THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED BY THE PILOT. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 12R 1800 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD. THE AIRPLANE SKID 570 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE CENTERLINE AND REMAINED ON THE CENTERLINE. AT SOME POINT DURING THE SKID THE LOWER FUEL DRAIN ON THE ENGINE COWLING SHEARED AND SPARKS FROM THE COWLING'S CONTACT WITH THE PAVEMENT CAUSED AN AFTER LANDING FIRE. AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE THE LOWER LEFT HAND PORTION OF THE COWLING WAS DESTROYED. DUE TO HEAT FROM THE FIRE THE LEFT LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING AND LEFT HAND WING SPAR SUSTAINED HEAT DAMAGE. THE WINDSCREEEN AND INSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT'S CONTENTS HAD SMOKE AND HEAT DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY. VMC CONDITIONS AND LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND PREVAILED.

## 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 FTW03CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03CA201), Aug 18, 2003: Cessna 210D (N139RC), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to comply with the checklist resulting in a wheels up landing. Contributing to the accident was self-induced pressure.

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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