# NTSB MIA76AM073: Cessna 210H, N2216R, Dothan, AL, March 16, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1976
- Place: Dothan, AL · DOTHAN, AL
- Location: 31.2232° N, 85.3905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dothan, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2232&lon=-85.3905&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152601
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76AM073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0099  76/3/16    DOTHAN,AL           CESSNA 210H         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1640
        TIME - 0530                    N2216R              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 940 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOTHAN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MONTGOMERY,AL               PANAMA CITY,FL               DOTHAN,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- PRE-EXISTING CRACK FOUND IN LDG GEAR SADDLE FITTING CLAMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2216R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2216R-2016-04-22), registration cancelled 2016-04-22, S/N T210-0366, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210H
- Registry model: [Cessna T210H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210h) (registry code 2073438) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dothan Muni

## 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 19760316005539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760316005539A), Mar 16, 1976: Cessna T210H, Dothan, AL, Substantial damage. Pre-existing crack found in ldg gear saddle fitting clamp.

## Other investigations on N2216R (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 IAD73FLQ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLQ23), Mar 23, 1973: Cessna 210 (N2216R), Henderson, KY, 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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