# NTSB LAX82DUG02: Cessna T210, N6008N, Bermuda Dunes, CA, October 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1981
- Place: Bermuda Dunes, CA · BERMUDA DUNES, CA
- Location: 33.7435° N, 116.2873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bermuda Dunes, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7435&lon=-116.2873&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123814
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DUG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2331  81/10/23   BERMUDA DUNES,CA    CESSNA T210         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 3500
        TIME - 1350                    N6008N              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 215 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURMUDA DUNES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALM SPRINGS,CA             SANTA ANA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- L MAIN LNDG GEAR UP-LOCK ACTIVATOR LINK ATCH PIN SEPD/MISSING.UN TO LWR L GEAR.LNDD GEAR UP,GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6008N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Burmuda Dunes

## 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 19811023071209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811023071209A), Oct 23, 1981: Cessna T210M, Bermuda Dunes, CA, Substantial damage. Left main landing gear would not go down. Landed gear up.

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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