# Accident 20051019032189A: Cessna 210C, Kankakee, IL, October 19, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2005, 17:35 local time
- Place: Kankakee, IL
- Airport: Greater Kankakee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0714° N, 87.8464° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0714&lon=-87.8464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3610Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3610Y-2026-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210C (registry code 2073412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210C
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051019032189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT CRUISE ON THE RETURN TRIP FROM ORANGE CITY, IA THE ENGINE ACTED AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING TO QUIT RUNNING. THE PILOT TOLD ATC THAT THEY WERE HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS AND REQUESTED VECTOR TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT (KANKAKEE). ON APPROACH THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AGAIN, THEN SMOOTHED OUT. THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED ON DOWNWIND, THE NOSE GEAR LOCKED DOWN, BUT THE MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND TO THE LOCKED POSITION. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO HAND PUMP THE MAIN GEAR DOWN, BUT AFTER A FEW STROKES THE HAND PUMP WENT LIMP. THE PILOT SELECTED FLAPS FOR LANDING BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. THE PILOT EXECUTED A NO FLAP LANDING, HOWEVER AS SPEED BLED OFF, THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, DAMAGING IT AND THE RIGHT ELEVATOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 CHI06CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA014), Oct 19, 2005: Cessna 210C (N3610Y), Kankakee, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A hydraulic line leak causing a loss of hydraulic fluid and subsequent failure of the hydraulic system. An additional cause was the inoperative landing gear extension system, both normal and…

## Other reports on N3610Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19970710021949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970710021949I), Jul 10, 1997: Cessna 210C (N3610Y), Penn Yan, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: on Thursday, July 10, 1997, at approximately 1115 EDT, a Cessna CE-210, N3610Y, piloted by cheryl cope, landed long on runway 28 at Penn Yan Airport…

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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