# Accident 20080209010399A: Cessna P210N, Carefree, AZ, February 9, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2008, 18:30 local time
- Place: Carefree, AZ
- Airport: Sky Ranch At Carefree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8181° N, 111.8978° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8181&lon=-111.8978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4796K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4796K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 450 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080209010399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSPECTED RUNWAY WHERE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT 18AZ ON 2/13/2008. THE AIRPORT MANAGER ESCORTED FAA PERSONNEL AND SHOWED THE MAIN TIRE AND TAIL TIE-DOWN SKID MARKS. THE MAIN TIRE SKID MARKS WERE APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET APART AND 1500 FEET LONG. THE SKID MARKS THEN WENT TO THE LEFT AND OFF THE RUNWAY COMING TO A STOP IN THE SAND APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED BY AIR TRANSPORT, INC AND TRANSPORTED TO THE OWNER'S HANGAR. THE OWNER WAS ASKED TO TURN THE MASTER ON AND TRY TO CYCLE THE GEAR; NOTHING HAPPENED. THE OWNER SAW THAT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. THE OWNER RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND THE GEAR WENT DOWN AND LOCKED NORMAL. THE PRESS-TO-TEST FOR THE GREEN DOWN-LOCK INDICATOR LIGHT WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. THE PRESS-TO-TEST FOR THE DOWN-LOCK LIGHT AND HORN WAS INOPERATIVE, AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE PILOT. THE LEFT STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR WERE DAMAGED FROM IMPACT. OTHER MINOR DAMAGE INCLUDED THE TAIL TIE-DOWN HOOK, TIRE SKIDS AND BELLY SCRAPES. THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 SEA08LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA079), Feb 10, 2008: Cessna P210N (N4796K), Carefree, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse of the landing gear during landing rollout for undetermined reasons.

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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