19810115000219A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T210N · Midland, TX · January 15, 1981

Date
January 15, 1981 · 11:35 local
Place
Midland, TX
Airport
Midland
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5331Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FQG08
Reported as
Cessna T210N
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,160 total191 in this make and model251 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unable to lower main gear. Found hydraulic system out of oil, burned out motor. Did not understand aux gear system.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO LOWER MAIN GEAR. FOUND HYDRAULIC SYSTEM OUT OF OIL, BURNED OUT MOTOR. DID NOT UNDERSTAND AUX GEAR SYSTEM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.