39.7294° N, 104.8319° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, CO, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 19, 1983 · 12:05 local
Place
Aurora, CO
Airport
Columbine
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N93324
Reported as
Cessna T210L
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
650 total150 in this make and model50 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 landing gear. Returned to home base. Landed gear up on snow. Heat had jammed power pack selonoids.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. RETURNED TO HOME BASE. LANDED GEAR UP ON SNOW. HEAT HAD JAMMED POWER PACK SELONOIDS.