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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210D · Pine Bluff, AR · November 6, 2025

Date
November 6, 2025 · 17:20 local
Place
Pine Bluff, AR
Airport
Pine Bluff Grider Filed
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N45AM
Reported as
Cessna 210D
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,550 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On November 6, at approximately 1530 hours, the airman selected the landing gear down lever while on final approach to land. However, he did not receive a green light indicating that the nose landing gear was down. He cycled the landing gear twice, but still did not get a green light for the nose landing gear. The airman could visibly confirm that the nose gear was down, he decided to proceed with the landing.

After touchdown, while rolling out, the nose gear collapsed, causing minor damage to the nose gear doors.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 6, AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 HOURS, THE AIRMAN SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN LEVER WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND. HOWEVER, HE DID NOT RECEIVE A GREEN LIGHT INDICATING THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN. HE CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR TWICE, BUT STILL DID NOT GET A GREEN LIGHT FOR THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRMAN COULD VISIBLY CONFIRM THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN, HE DECIDED TO PROCEED WITH THE LANDING.

AFTER TOUCHDOWN, WHILE ROLLING OUT, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS.

Other reports on N45AM · 4

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