# Incident 20110526011369I: Cessna 210B, Clifton, TX, May 26, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2011, 14:30 local time
- Place: Clifton, TX
- Airport: Clifton Municipal / Isenhower
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8171° N, 97.5696° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLIFTON MUNI/ISENHOWER FLD (7F7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8171&lon=-97.5696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9709X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9709X-2012-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210B (registry code 2073410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110526011369I

## Narrative

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

ON THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2011 AT APROX 1430PM CST, CE-210-B N9709X ATTEMPTED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR AND LAND RNWY 32 AT CLIFTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (7F7), CLIFTON, TX.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED; HOWEVER, THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR REMAINED IN THE UP POSITION.  THE PILOT RELAYED HIS SITUATION TO THE MAINTENACE FACILITY AT CLIFTON AIRPORT.  THE OWNER / OPERATOR OF THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY CONTACTED CESSNA PILOT'S ASSOCIATION.  VARIOUS PROCEDURES WERE RELAYED TO THE PILOT TO ATTEMPT TO LOWER THE MAIN LANDING GEAR.  THIS DIALOGUE LASTED FOR SLIGHTLY OVER TWO (2) HOURS TO NO AVAIL.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND RESULTING IN A NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR SUCCESSFULLY REMAINING IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION; HOWEVER, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR REMAINED IN THE UP POSITION.  THE LANDING RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE, LEFT HORIZONAL STABELIZER AND LEFT WING TIP.  THE PILOT (SOLE OCCUPANT) WAS NOT INJURED.

## Other reports on N9709X (3)

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

- [Incident 20050607011959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050607011959I), Jun 7, 2005: Cessna 210B (N9709X), Hollister, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was landing his aircraft at Hollister, CA and failed to lower the landing gear. Aircraft landed on its belly and caused some structural damage to…
- [Incident 20010621016689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010621016689I), Jun 21, 2001: Cessna 210B (N9709X), Truckee, CA, Minor damage. (-23) While approaching trk, temporary tower lost power and communications stopped. Aircraft taxied onto runway and started take-off roll while incident…
- [Incident 19780507032429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780507032429I), May 7, 1978: Cessna 210 (N9709X), Vacaville, CA, Minor damage. Forced landing due to fuel exhaustion selected tank.

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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