# Incident 20080516835109I: Cessna 210D, Seminole, TX, May 16, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2008, 11:00 local time
- Place: Seminole, TX
- Airport: Gaines County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6753° N, 102.6527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GAINES COUNTY (GNC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6753&lon=-102.6527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3759Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3759Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210D (registry code 2073414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,665 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080516835109I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 16, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 CDT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED N3759Y, A CESSNA CE-210-D, AND LANDED WITH THE NOSE WHEEL RETRACTED AT THE SEMINOLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SEMINOLE, TEXAS (KGNC).  THE FAA BECAME AWARE OF THE INCIDENT ON MAY 31, 2008 WHEN A REPAIR STATION IN MENA, ARKANSAS, REQUESTED A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT TO FERRY IT TO THEIR FACILITY TO REPAIR THE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT.  THIS OFFICE INSPECTED THE DAMAGE, WHICH WAS MINOR.  THE PILOT ORIGINALLY FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO KGNC FOR REPAIRS.  AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, THE PILOT STATED HE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WHEN THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT CENTER OR NEUTRALIZE FOLLOWING GEAR EXTENSION.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT THE GEAR COMPLETELY.  HE LOWERED THE GEAR AND LANDED AT KGNC WHILE THE HANDLE WAS NOT IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION.  THE PILOT CONFIRMED THE MAIN GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED CONTINUED HIS APPROACH AND LANDED WITH THE NOSE WHEEL RETRACTED.  THE PILOT DID NOT ATTEMPT TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N3759Y (2)

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

- [Incident 20000810026739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000810026739I), Aug 10, 2000: Cessna 210D (N3759Y), Eleleth, MN, Minor damage. (-23)Maintenance was performed in the nose gear just prior to this flight. The nose gear would not lock in the down position. Pilot cycled the gear several…
- [Accident 19940903025869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940903025869A), Sep 3, 1994: Cessna 210D (N3759Y), Paris, ID, Substantial damage. Forgot to extend landing gear for landing.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.