# Accident 20030901024779A: Cessna 210, St Paul, MN, September 1, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2003, 14:00 local time
- Place: St Paul, MN
- Airport: Lake Elmo Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9919° N, 92.8536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9919&lon=-92.8536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7445E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7445E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 113 total, 34 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030901024779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT PERFORMING LANDING CURRENY IN LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN AND RUNWAY 14 AT LAKE ELMO AIRPORT (21D), LAKE ELMO, MN. PILOT LANDED HARD AND AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO NOSE LANDING GEAR, LANDING GEAR ATTACH FITTINGS AND LOWER FIREWALL AREA. NO OTHER DAMAGE OCCURRED OR NOTED AND PILOT WAS UNINJURED DURING EVENT. THIS EVENT WAS PREVIOUSLY UNREPORTED AND DAMAGE WAS INSPECTED AS PART OF A REQUEST FOR A FERRY PERMIT TO FACILITATE REPAIRS TO LANDING GEAR.

## 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 CHI03LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA326), Sep 1, 2003: Cessna 210 (N7445E), St. Paul, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot in command performing an improper flare.

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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