Cessna T210L accident near Spring, Texas, September 19, 1992
On September 19, 1992 at about 1:30 am local time, a Cessna T210L, registered N732JF, was substantially damaged in an accident near Spring, Texas (David W. Hooks airport). It was a public-use flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT UNDER INSTRUCTION FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE LANDING CHECKLIST AND THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION. A FACTOR WAS THE OVERHEATED LANDING GEAR MOTOR.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 19, 1992 · about 1:30 am local time
- Place
- Spring, Texas · David W. Hooks · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210L · all T210Ls on the register
- Registration
- N732JF · registry record · serial 21061543
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Public-use flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT UNDER INSTRUCTION WAS UNDERGOING TRAINING TO UPGRADE TO PIC STATUS IN THE TYPE OF AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE REMAINED IN CLOSED TRAFFIC TO PRACTICE DIFFERENT TYPE OF APPROACHES. ON THE SIXTH AND FINAL LANDING, THE CREW WAS SIMULATING A SHORT FIELD LANDING OVER A SIMULATED 50 FOOT BARRIER. THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED WHEN THE GEAR WAS IN TRANSIT DURING EXTENSION DUE TO AN OVERHEATED LANDING GEAR MOTOR. THE CREW FAILED TO VERIFY THE POSITION OF THE PARTIALLY EXTENDED LANDING GEAR AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,700 hours in all; 400 in this make and model; 165 in the last 90 days; 95 in the last 30 days; 4,400 as pilot in command; 700 on instruments
- Medical certificate: None (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, September 9, 1992; 6 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-H4B (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: DWH
- Destination: DWH
- Runway 17, 7,000 ft by 100 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 090° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 91°F (33°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:30 am from DWH, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number FTW92GA227.