# Incident 20080508837479I: Cessna 210H, St Petersburg-, FL, May 8, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2008, 16:35 local time
- Place: St Petersburg-, FL
- Airport: St Petersburg-Clearwater International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9102° N, 82.6874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport (PIE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9102&lon=-82.6874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5981F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5981F-2018-02-16) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 2,000 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/20080508837479I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  N5981F DEPARTED TPF AND EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM OVER PIE LOWERING THE GEAR.  THE PILOT AND MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR WITHOUT SUCCESS.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 22 DAMAGING THE BELLY SKINS WITH THE PROP HAVING SUDDEN STOPPAGE.

## Other reports on N5981F (6)

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

- [Accident 20120407006369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120407006369A), Apr 7, 2012: Cessna 210H (N5981F), Marienthal, KS, Substantial damage. The aircraft landed on a damp sod runway, struck the nose gear, flipped over and came to rest in an inverted position on the runway. Reportedly, there was a…
- [Incident 19921206054459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921206054459I), Dec 6, 1992: Cessna 210H (N5981F), Fitchburg, MA, Minor damage. Lost directional control of aircaft on takeoff roll. Veered off runway. Right wing covered with snow and ice.
- [Incident 19901214061069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901214061069I), Dec 14, 1990: Cessna 210H (N5981F), Norwood, MA. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19841210073119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841210073119I), Dec 10, 1984: Cessna 210H (N5981F), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed after landing. Found gear actuator attachment bolt sheared.
- [Incident 19780627035499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780627035499I), Jun 27, 1978: Cessna 210H (N5981F), Lawton, OK, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend the landing gear before touchdown. Warning horn was inoperative.
- [Accident 19770426007449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770426007449A), Apr 26, 1977: Cessna 210H (N5981F), Jonesboro, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on sod adjacent to runway

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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