# Incident 20080228837159I: Cessna 210J, Big Sandy, TX, February 28, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2008, 16:30 local time
- Place: Big Sandy, TX
- Airport: Alert Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5852° N, 95.0639° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALERT FLD (18TE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5852&lon=-95.0639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3309S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3309S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210J (registry code 2073439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210J
- Reported engine: CONT IO520J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 26 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080228837159I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE LANDING PHASE, THE STUDENT PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING, TOUCHING DOWN ON THE NOSE GEAR DURING INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY LEADING TO THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING ON LANDING.  RUNWAY PROPELLER STRIKE MARKINGS INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES, BENDING THE PROPELLER AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR DOORS AND THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING.

## Other reports on N3309S (2)

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

- [Accident 20111023024609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111023024609A), Oct 23, 2011: Cessna 210J (N3309S), West Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Private pilot and commercial pilot rated passenger failed to extend the landing gear prior to contacting the runway 20R at dpa.
- [Accident 19740403007319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740403007319A), Apr 3, 1974: Cessna 210J (N3309S), Livingston, IL, Substantial damage. Capacitor PN-CRE953A exploded. Wind gusting 30K.acft slid along edge of hwy,rear wheels in soft mud

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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