# Accident 20120407006369A: Cessna 210H, Marienthal, KS, April 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2012, 15:30 local time
- Place: Marienthal, KS
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4875° N, 101.2236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4875&lon=-101.2236&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 MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 456 total, 63 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120407006369A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CEN12CA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA233), Apr 7, 2012: Cessna 210H (N5981F), Marienthal, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind during landing.

## Other reports on N5981F (6)

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

- [Incident 20080508837479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080508837479I), May 8, 2008: Cessna 210H (N5981F), St Petersburg-, FL, Minor damage, 2 fatal. (-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…
- [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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