# Accident 20190801017789A: Cessna P210N, Novato, CA, August 1, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2019, 16:25 local time
- Place: Novato, CA
- Airport: Gnoss Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1411° N, 122.5558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1411&lon=-122.5558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234SB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234SB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: ROOLS-ROYCE 250 B17F/2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,125 total, 402 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190801017789A

## Narrative

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

ACC. @NOVATO,CA(DVO)

N234SB, CESSNA P210, 2POB,INJURIES:ONE,  HARD LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE AND DEPARTURE FROM AIRFRAME, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ATC SVCS UNKN. 08/01/19 @1624 PST

## 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 WPR19LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA231), Aug 1, 2019: Cessna P210 (N234SB), Novato, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots’ improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the nose landing gear.

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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