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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna P210N · Sturgeon Bay, WI · January 5, 2004

Date: January 5, 2004 · 10:10 local
Place: Sturgeon Bay, WI
Airport: Door County Cherryland Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N84ND
Reported as: Cessna P210N
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520AF
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,346 total1,060 in this make and model69 in the last 90 days

N84NDRegistration cancelled Oct 4, 2025 · Cessna P210NS/N P21000828 · Built 1983 Airframe modelCessna P210N Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 01/05/2004 at 1010 (CST) a Cessna 210 had a nose gear collapse on takeoff from Door County Cherryland Airport, Sturgeon Bay WI. The pilot did not report any injuries. The aircraft sustained minor damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. An IFR flight plan was on file. On January 6, 2004, the site was visited and the pilot interviewed. The pilot stated that on taxis after the prior flight, he experienced a violent shimmy. Maintenance found the shimmy dampener needed servicing. Shimmy dampener serviced and visual inspection accomplished. Post incident inspection revealed damage to the gear down lock assembly. Attached pictures show the shimmy dampener attachment to the strut in the area of the down lock assembly and the lock not fully engaged. Mechanic repairing aircraft will submit malfunction defect report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 01/05/2004 AT 1010 (CST) A CESSNA 210 HAD A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE ON TAKEOFF FROM DOOR COUNTY CHERRYLAND AIRPORT, STURGEON BAY WI. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. ON JANUARY 6, 2004, THE SITE WAS VISITED AND THE PILOT INTERVIEWED. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON TAXIS AFTER THE PRIOR FLIGHT, HE EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHIMMY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE SHIMMY DAMPENER NEEDED SERVICING. SHIMMY DAMPENER SERVICED AND VISUAL INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED. POST INCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE GEAR DOWN LOCK ASSEMBLY. ATTACHED PICTURES SHOW THE SHIMMY DAMPENER ATTACHMENT TO THE STRUT IN THE AREA OF THE DOWN LOCK ASSEMBLY AND THE LOCK NOT FULLY ENGAGED. MECHANIC REPAIRING AIRCRAFT WILL SUBMIT MALFUNCTION DEFECT REPORT.