# Accident 20091014019949A: Cessna T210L, Albuquerque, NM, October 14, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2009, 15:50 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Albuquerque International Sunport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0372° N, 106.6056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0372&lon=-106.6056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211LC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N211LC) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 700 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091014019949A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 14, 2009 AT 15:50 MST, A CESSNA CE-210L, N211LC REGISTERED TO STEVEN SUDDARTH DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ABQ) WITH ONLY THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED FOLLOWING A LANDING GEAR RETRACTION FAILURE AFTER DEPARTING EDGEWOOD NEW MEXICO (1N1) WHILE ON A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLANE WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT RATED PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT EDGEWOOD, NEW MEXICO ON OCTOBER 14, 2009, AT 14:00 MST.

## 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 CEN10LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA014), Oct 14, 2009: Cessna T210L (N211LC), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanic's failure to find and repair a leaking main landing gear hydraulic line during an annual inspection.

## Other reports on N211LC (1)

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

- [Accident 20090110000139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090110000139A), Jan 10, 2009: Cessna T210L (N211LC), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Pilot failed to remove the towbar after preflight inspection. Nose landing gear jammed during initial retraction and subsequently would not extend. Pilot…

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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