# Accident 20090701011719A: Cessna T210L, Santa Teresa, NM, July 1, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2009, 08:20 local time
- Place: Santa Teresa, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8811° N, 106.7047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8811&lon=-106.7047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2118S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2118S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 217 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA417) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090701011719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 1, 2009, N2118S, A CESSNA MODEL CE-T210L AIRCRAFT WITH SERIAL NUMBER 210610081 LANDED ON RUNWAY 28 AT THE DONA ANNA COUNTY AIRPORT (5T6) NEAR SANTA TERESA, NM AT APPROXIMATELY 0820 LOCAL TIME.  UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT LEFT MIAN LANDING GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION AND COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE LEFT AND OFF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET WEST OF TAXIWAY A2 AND 100 FEET SOUTH OF RUNWAY 28.  THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD AND DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR (BUCKLED/FOLDED UP) AND BUCKLING TO THE SKINS AND BULKHEADS IN THE TAILCONE AREA.

## 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 CEN09LA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA417), Jul 1, 2009: Cessna T210L (N2118S), Santa Teresa, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the landing gear accumulator seal for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to confirm the status of the landing gear.

## Other reports on N2118S (1)

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

- [Accident 19781220039419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781220039419A), Dec 20, 1978: Cessna 210H (N2118S), Yuba City, CA, Substantial damage. Nose l/g actuator/drag strut spring guide,p/n 1280206-1,broken. Flerational check aft annual.

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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