# Accident 20210220003739A: Cessna P210N, Bartow, FL, February 20, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2021, 16:35 local time
- Place: Bartow, FL
- Airport: Bartow Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9448° N, 81.7863° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9448&lon=-81.7863&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210GE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N210GE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,260 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210220003739A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED KBOW ENROUTE TO KGMU, UPON CLIMBING THRU 5000 FT AGL. THE PILOT HEARD  CLICKING NOISES, AND HE SAW THE AMP METER WAS PEGGING TO THE LEFT TO FULL DISCHARGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE CHECKED THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS TO SEE IF ANY OF THEM WERE POPPED, THEY WERE NOT. UPON REACHING 14000 FT AGL. THE PILOT SAID HE COULD NOT ATTRIBUTE THE SITUATION TO ANYTHING SO HE DECIDED TO RETURN TO KBOW. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD A CROSS WIND FROM THE LEFT. HE STATED THAT HE FLARED AND KEPT THE LEFT WING DOWN, AND TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE LEFT LDG FIRST THEN THE NOSE. THEN HE FELT THE TAIL SEEMED TO FALL FROM RIGHT UNDER HIM. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED. HE NOTICED BOTH MAIN LDG HAD COLLAPSED AND THE NOSE GEAR WAS LOCKED IN THE GEAR DOWN POSITION.

## 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 ERA21LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA146), Feb 20, 2021: Cessna P210 (N210GE), Bartow, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A leaking left main landing gear down lock actuator, which resulted in a loss of hydraulic fluid and a subsequent landing gear collapse during landing.

## Other reports on N210GE (1)

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

- [Accident 20220308003699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220308003699A), Mar 8, 2022: Cessna P210N (N210GE), Englewood, CO, Substantial damage. On March 8, 2022 at 2117Z, N210GE was approaching Centennial Airport (apa) from the south on the ILS 35R approach. During the approach, Centennial tower…

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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