32.4207° N, 104.2288° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, NM, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 16, 1986 · 09:04 local
Place
Carlsbad, NM
Airport
Cavern City
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6118R
Reported as
Cessna T210F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total450 in this make and model60 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.
Left gear could not be extended fully or retracted for landing. Landed with gear up. Gear saddle clamp had failed.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT GEAR COULD NOT BE EXTENDED FULLY OR RETRACTED FOR LANDING. LANDED WITH GEAR UP. GEAR SADDLE CLAMP HAD FAILED.