Cessna 210G accident near Little Rock, Arkansas, October 7, 1992
On October 7, 1992 at about 11:20 pm local time, a Cessna 210G, registered N37SC, was substantially damaged in an accident near Little Rock, Arkansas (Little Rock Muni airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY FROM RESTRICTED HYDRAULIC FLUID MOVEMENT THROUGH A PARTIALLY FAILED MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK RELEASE VALVE.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 7, 1992 · about 11:20 pm local time · cases in 1992
- Place
- Little Rock, Arkansas · Little Rock Muni · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210G · all 210Gs on the register
- Registration
- N37SC · registry record · serial 21058848
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT MOVED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO RETRACT THE GEAR. HE DID NOT GET A GEAR UP LIGHT. HE THEN TRIED THE GEAR DOWN POSITION AND NO LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SEVERAL FLYBY'S WERE ACCOMPLISHED AND GROUND PERSONNEL INFORMED THE PILOT THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN, THE MAIN GEAR WERE TRAILING, AND ALL GEAR DOORS WERE DOWN. THE PILOT CANCELLED HIS ORIGINAL FLIGHT PLAN AND REFILED VFR. UPON REACHING THE NEW DESTINATION, HE COMMUNICATED WITH TECHNICAL PERSONNEL BY RADIO IN AN EFFORT TO CORRECT THE MALFUNCTION. THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS LATER ON RUNWAY 18. THE MAIN GEAR REMAINED UNLOCKED AND COLLAPSED UPON TOUCHDOWN. INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK RELEASE VALVE HAD FAILED. THE VALVE WOULD ALLOW HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TO UNLOCK THE GEAR, BUT WOULD NOT ALLOW HYDRAULIC FLUID TO PASS THROUGH THE VALVE TO THE MAIN ACTUATORS.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,962 hours in all; 1,628 in this make and model; 55 in the last 90 days; 30 in the last 30 days; 3,725 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,792 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 25, 1991; 166 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: F43 El Dorado AR at 8:40 pm
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 18, 5,124 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N37SC on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Cessna 210 Centurion 1,525 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,676 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Continental IO-520A 8 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field · nearest airport
- EL Dorado Downtown-Stevens Field · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Arkansas 1,582 since 1982 · 177 in the last ten years
- Arkansas 3,493 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/FTW93LA007.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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