# NTSB MIA78FLA31: Cessna 210, N186RD, St.Augustine, FL, April 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1978
- Place: St.Augustine, FL · ST.AUGUSTINE, FL
- Location: 29.8960° N, 81.3116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Augustine, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8960&lon=-81.3116&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142484
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FLA31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLA31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1232  78/4/30    ST.AUGUSTINE,FL     CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N186RD              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.AUGUSTINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAMPA,FL                    ST.AUGUSTINE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N186RD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N186RD), registered now, S/N 21058761, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210f) (registry code 2073418) (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: St.Augustine

## 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 19780430010999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780430010999A), Apr 30, 1978: Cessna 210F, St.Augustine, FL, 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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