# Accident 20071116828529A: Cessna 210L, Santa Barbara, CA, November 16, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2007, 13:35 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4261° N, 119.8403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4261&lon=-119.8403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N987M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N987M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,343 total, 22 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071116828529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 11/16/07 AT APPROX. 1335 LOCAL TIME N987M A CESSNA 210-L, EXPERIENCED A L/H MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 7 AT SBA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE L/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND 1 PAX WERE ON AN IFR FLIGHT FROM CNO TO SBA IN VMC CONDITIONS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT DURING APROACH PHASE HE PERFORMED "GUMPS" CHECK MULTIPLE TIMES AND VERIFIED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED.

## 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 SEA08LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA028), Nov 16, 2007: Cessna 210L (N987M), Santa Barbara, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The left main landing gear's down limit switch plunger being bent and stuck in the closed position, which resulted in the collapse of the landing gear during the landing roll. The reason for the down…

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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