# Incident 20040508012299I: Cessna T210L, Oakland, MD, May 8, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2004, 19:10 local time
- Place: Oakland, MD
- Airport: Garrett County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5808° N, 79.3359° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GARRETT COUNTY (2G4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5808&lon=-79.3359&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5156Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5156Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040508012299I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING AT GARRETT COUNTY AIRPORT. ON TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR FORK BROKE AND THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY DEPARTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE FORK MAY HAVE BEEN CRACKED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. DISCOLORATION OF THE METAL SHOWS THAT THE CRACK HAD OIL AND DIRT IN IT AND IT WAS POSSIBLY AN OLD CRACK. THIS IS ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE FORK WHICH IS NOT VISIBLE WITH THE TIRE IN PLACE. THE BREAK SHOWS NEW CLEAN, BRITE AND SHINY METAL ON THE TOP SIDE OF THE FORK.

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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