NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ATL98LA048
Registry · N7398E
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 210
Year of manufacture
1960 · 38 years old at event
TCDS
3A21 · TEXTRON AVIATION INC
Engine
CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19600205
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A9EFEF
Registrant of record
GRIFFITH JOHN M
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
the pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and the nose gear collapsing.
Factual narrative
On February 21, 1998, at 1030 central standard time, a Cessna 210, N7398E, nose gear collapsed during landing at Hazel Green Airport in Hazel Green, Alabama. The personal flight operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane received substantial damage. The commercial pilot was not injured. The flight originated at Hazel Green Airport at 0930 central standard time. According to the pilot, he was performing a post annual check flight. He had a hard landing causing the nose gear to collapse and the propeller to strike the runway. The pilot reported that after a flight in close vicinity of the airport, he made a hard landing. This resulted in the nose gear collapsing and the propeller striking the runway. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1998_ATL98LA048.txt.
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