# Incident 20171229023869I: Cessna 210J, San Bernardino, CA, December 29, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2017, 20:14 local time
- Place: San Bernardino, CA
- Airport: San Bernardino International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0917° N, 117.2478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0917&lon=-117.2478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222AT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222AT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210J (registry code 2073439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 285 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171229023869I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO SBD AIRPORT AND TWO MILES OUT PIC NOTED THAT LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. A SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF?S HELICOPTER WAS NEAR SO THEY FLEW NEXT TO N222AT AND VERIFIED LEFT MAIN GEAR NOT SAFE. PIC PERFORMED SEVERAL GO AROUND PATTERNS TO BURN OFF FUEL AND AT 20:14 PERFORMED LANDING. ON TOUCH DOWN AIRCRAFT STAYED LEVEL UNTIL AIRCRAFT SLOWED DOWN AND TILTED TO THE LEFT. LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT TURNED HARD LEFT, LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH RUNWAY LIGHT AND AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO STOP ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 WPR18LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA058), Dec 30, 2017: Cessna 210 (N222AT), San Bernardino, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the left main landing gear (MLG) saddle, which resulted in the pilot's inability to extend the left MLG. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision to fly…

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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