# NTSB Accident FTW98LA131
> **Cessna 210M** · 1998-02-23 · LAFAYETTE, LA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA131
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09548
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-02-23
- **Location:** LAFAYETTE, LA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 210M
- **Registration:** N7354M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The unsecured squat switch wires located in the nose gear that were crimped (damaged) when the landing gear was retracted and shorted, resulting in an in-flight fire. A factor was the failure of the landing gear to extend during the emergency descent/landing.

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