NTSB LAX89LA250 — 1989-07-27 · THERMAL, California, United States

Current FAA registration · N76RR

Make / Model: CESSNA 210
Year of manufacture: 1959 · 30 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19591231
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AA40B6

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N76RR Cessna 210 None

Probable cause & findings

A TWISTED NOSE GEAR UPLOCK DUE TO AN ELONGATED BOLT HOLE WHICH PREVENTED THE NOSE GEAR FROM EXTENDING.

Factual narrative

A CESSNA 210 DEPARTED THERMAL, CA FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT TO FUNCTIONALLY CHECK THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM DUE TO A PREVIOUS PROBLEM. THE GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY HOWEVER THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS THE PILOT MADE A SOFT FIELD LANDING WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. EXAMINATION OF THE NOSE GEAR FOUND THAT THE UPLOCK HAD TWISTED IN PLACE FROM ITS ORIGINAL POSITION DUE TO AN ELONGATED BOLT HOLE FROM PREVIOUS MAINTENANCE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_LAX89LA250.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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