# NTSB FTW80FRD18: Cessna P210W, N3605P, Lafayette, LA, March 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1980
- Place: Lafayette, LA · LAFAYETTE, LA
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132295
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FRD18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0135   80/3/2    LAFAYETTE,LA        CESSNA P210W        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 1755
        TIME - 2045                    N3605P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1590 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAFAYETTE REGNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAFAYETTE,LA                NEW ORLEANS,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
        REMARKS- RUPTURED HYD LINE,P/N S2178-4-0082.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3605P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3605P), registered now, S/N P21000040, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210W
- Registry model: [Cessna P210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (registry code 2073454) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lafayette Regnl

## 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 19800302004969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800302004969A), Mar 2, 1980: Cessna P210N, Lafayette, LA, Substantial damage. Unable to extend main landing gear. Landed wheels up. Found broken hydraulic line.

## Other investigations on N3605P (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 LAX87LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA064), Dec 15, 1986: Cessna P210N (N3605P), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage

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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