# NTSB CHI77FEP02: Cessna 210T, N3006R, Eau Claire, WI, October 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1976
- Place: Eau Claire, WI · EAU CLAIRE, WI
- Location: 44.8113° N, 91.4985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eau Claire, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8113&lon=-91.4985&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156437
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEP02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEP02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3368  76/10/21   EAU CLAIRE,WI       CESSNA 210T         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 72, 103
        TIME - 1620                    N3006R              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAU CLAIRE MUN1
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OWEN,WI                     EAU CLAIRE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          290                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT PREOCCUPIED WITH PREV NOSE WHEEL VIBRATION.DIDN'T OBSERVE GR SAFE LGT. WIND GUSTING 23KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3006R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3006R-1983-12-31), registration cancelled 1983-12-31, S/N T210-0038 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210T
- Registry model: [Cessna T210F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210f) (registry code 2073422) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eau Claire Mun1

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19761021035989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761021035989A), Oct 21, 1976: Cessna T210F, Eau Claire, WI, Substantial damage. Plt preoccupied with prev nose wheel vibration. Didn't observe gr safe lgt. Wind gusting 23KTS.

## Other investigations on N3006R (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 ATL84FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA005), Oct 2, 1983: Cessna T210F (N3006R), Glasgow, VA, destroyed

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.

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