# Accident 20071220829279A: Cessna 210H, Medford, OK, December 20, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2007, 19:26 local time
- Place: Medford, OK
- Airport: Medford Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7878° N, 97.7428° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7878&lon=-97.7428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5957F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5957F-2010-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210H (registry code 2073436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210H
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,192 total, 22 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071220829279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A NIGHT APPROACH THE PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING WITH INOPERATIVE RUNWAY LIGHTING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 17, ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 170 FEET, THEN FLIPPED INVERTED AFTER THE NOSE WHEEL PLOWED INTO THE SOFT TERRAIN.

## 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 DFW08CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA047), Dec 21, 2007: Cessna 210 (N5957F), Medford, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to attempt a night landing without runway lighting. A contributing factor was inoperative runway lights.

## Other reports on N5957F (1)

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

- [Accident 19781015032182A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781015032182A), Oct 15, 1978: Cessna 210H (N5957F), Rocky Mt, NC, Substantial damage

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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