# Incident 20260723012599I: Cessna P210R, Arkadelphia, AR, July 23, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2026, 08:43 local time
- Place: Arkadelphia, AR
- Airport: Arkadelphia Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0998° N, 93.0661° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0998&lon=-93.0661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5258A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5258A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210R (registry code 2073455, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,688 total, 1,494 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260723012599I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE NOTICED A REDUCTION IN CRUISE SPEED AFTER HEARING AND FEELING A CLUNK. PILOT NOTICED THE GEAR WARNING LIGHT AND BEGAN TO DIVERT TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. ATC DIRECTED HIM TO THE ARKADELPHIA, AR AIRPORT (ADF). HE MADE THE APPROACH TO THE ARKADELPHIA, AR AIRPORT (ADF) RUNWAY 4. THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED WITH THE MAIN GEAR DANGLING. AFTER NOSE GEAR CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, AS HE SLOWED, HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT TO THE GRASS BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE TAXI WAY WHERE IT CAME TO REST. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A BENT LEFT STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR.

## 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 CEN26LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA270), Jul 23, 2026: Cessna P210R (N5258A), Arkadelphia, AR, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N5258A (1)

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

- [Incident 19931005049999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931005049999I), Oct 5, 1993: Cessna P210R (N5258A), Little Rock, AR. Smoke and odor in cockpit after takeoff. Returned. Found diode in audio panel cracked and shorted.

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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