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SEA89LA028

1988-12-17 · TWIN FALLS, Idaho, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport TWF

Current FAA registration · N3815Y

Make / Model
CESSNA 210D
Year of manufacture
1964 · 24 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19640217
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A4621F

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

PRIOR TO LANDING, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE NOSE GEAR BY USING EITHER THE NORMAL OR EMERGENCY SYSTEMS. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE LANDED THE ACFT WITH THE MAIN GEAR EXTENDED & THE NOSE GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. AFTER LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR UPLOCK ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT & INSPECTED, BUT NO ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_SEA89LA028.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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