# NTSB DEN79FQA46: Cessna T210M, N732UZ, Ruidoso, NM, August 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1979
- Place: Ruidoso, NM · RUIDOSO, NM
- Location: 33.3495° N, 105.6688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruidoso, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3495&lon=-105.6688&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133816
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FQA46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3860  79/8/11    RUIDOSO,NM          CESSNA T210M        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1000
        TIME - 1100                    N732UZ              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 129 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUIDOSO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORPUS CHRISTI,TX           RUIDOSO,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: DME
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
        REMARKS- ACFT LNDD HARD & BOUNCED AS PLT REACHED DWN TO PICK-UP DME UNIT THAT FELL TO FLOOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N732UZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ruidoso

## 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 19790811042929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790811042929A), Aug 11, 1979: Cessna T210M, Ruidoso, NM, Substantial damage. Airplane porpoised after a hard landing. Damaged nose gear and firewall.

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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