# Accident 20210318001829A: Cessna P210N, Marianna, FL, March 18, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2021, 12:40 local time
- Place: Marianna, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8382° N, 85.1822° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8382&lon=-85.1822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7736K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7736K) (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: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210318001829A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 18.  AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT, EXITED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS AREA AND TURNED 180 DEGREES.  THE LEFT SIDE ELEVATOR THEN CONTACTED THE GROUND, CAUSING IT TO BEND.

## 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 ERA21LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA159), Mar 18, 2021: Cessna 210 (N7736K), Marianna, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the alternator control unit housing plug connection, which resulted in insufficient battery power to fully extend the landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s…

## Other reports on N7736K (1)

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

- [Accident 20040720016069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040720016069A), Jul 20, 2004: Cessna P210N (N7736K), Douglas, WY, Substantial damage. (-23) While descending from 22,000 feet AGL the engine stopped running due to a broken crankshaft forcing an unplanned landing.

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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