# Accident 20190820013889A: Cessna T210M, Eugene, OR, August 20, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2019, 16:55 local time
- Place: Eugene, OR
- Airport: Mahlon Sweet Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1236° N, 123.2022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1236&lon=-123.2022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N501SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501SF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 111 total, 97 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190820013889A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE DETECTED A BURNING SMELL SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM EUG AIRPORT. HE NOTICED WHAT APPEARED TO BE SMOKE DOWN AROUND THE CO-PILOTS RUDDER PEDAL AREA.  PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE EUG AIRPORT. THE PILOT FAILED TO SELECT GEAR DOWN THEREFORE LANDED WITH THE GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. AFTER SLIDING TO A STOP THE PILOT TURNED ALL POWER OFF AND SECURED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR19LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA237), Aug 20, 2019: Cessna T210 (N501SF), Eugene, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the landing gear electric motor to shut off after landing gear retraction, which resulted in the motor overheating, burning out, and producing smoke in the cockpit. The pilot’s…

## Other reports on N501SF (1)

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

- [Incident 19920823041099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920823041099I), Aug 23, 1992: Cessna T210M (N501SF), Sanger, CA. Engine malfunction en route. Vectored to airport. Found hole in top of case opposite NR5 cylinder.

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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