# NTSB OAK79DVG08: Cessna T210L, N2118S, Yuba City, CA, December 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1978
- Place: Yuba City, CA · YUBA CITY, CA
- Location: 39.1298° N, 121.6415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuba City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1298&lon=-121.6415&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139100
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3428  78/12/20   YUBA CITY,CA        CESSNA T210L        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 304
        TIME - 1015                    N2118S              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUTTER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YUBA CITY,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE L/G ACTUATOR/DRAG STRUT SPRING GUIDE,P/N 1280206-1,BROKEN.FLT OPERATIONAL CHECK AFT ANNUAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2118S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2118S), registered now, S/N 21061081, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Registry model: [Cessna T210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (registry code 2073449) (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: Sutter County

## 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 19781220039419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781220039419A), Dec 20, 1978: Cessna 210H, Yuba City, CA, Substantial damage. Nose l/g actuator/drag strut spring guide,p/n 1280206-1,broken. Flerational check aft annual.

## Other investigations on N2118S (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 CEN09LA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA417), Jul 1, 2009: Cessna T210L (N2118S), Santa Teresa, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the landing gear accumulator seal for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to confirm the status of the landing gear.

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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