# Incident 20230806018559I: Cessna T210N, Truckee, CA, August 6, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2023, 12:47 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3201° N, 120.1396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRUCKEE-TAHOE (TRK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3201&lon=-120.1396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4137C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4137C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210N (registry code 2073456, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230806018559I

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 6, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 1247 PDT, PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A PERSONAL 14 CFR 91 FLIGHT ARRIVING AT KTRK.  ON APPROACH PILOT DID NOT GET A GREEN LIGHT INDICATOR FOR GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED.  AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO CYCLE THE GEAR, WHICH INDICATOR REMAINED IN THE UNLOCKED POSITION. PILOT MADE AN ADDITIONAL ATTEMPT TO MANUALLY LOCK THE GEAR WITH INDICATOR REMAINING IN UNLOCKED POSITION.  ON TOUCH DOWN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO ENGINE COWLINGS, AND A PROP STRIKE.

## Other reports on N4137C (3)

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

- [Accident 20100403030819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100403030819A), Apr 3, 2010: Cessna T210N (N4137C), Truckee, CA, Substantial damage. The pilot lined up and landed on what he thought was runway 28. He actually landed to the north of the runway striking snow berms as he crossed runway 1/19.
- [Incident 20031004025159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031004025159I), Oct 4, 2003: Cessna T210N (N4137C), San Carlos, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated that he became distracted during the landing phase of the flight and forgot to put the landing gear down on landing. The aircraft slid…
- [Accident 19860725036709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860725036709A), Jul 25, 1986: Cessna T210N (N4137C), Battle Mountain, NV, Substantial damage. Engine failed in flight. Clipped a fence while landing on a road then ran into a ditch. Engine had thrown a rod.

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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