# Incident 19950104000859I: Cessna T210L, St Charles, MO, January 4, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1995, 07:47 local time
- Place: St Charles, MO
- Airport: Charles Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DFJA
- Location: 38.7957° N, 90.5154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Charles, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7957&lon=-90.5154&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6864C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6864C-2008-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,721 total, 3,100 in this make and model, 286 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950104000859I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: LANDING GEAR FAILED TO LOWER NORMALLY AFTER CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 24 AT STL. PILOT ORBITED 6 NM N. STL AN ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY GEAR-LOWERING PROCEDURE, WHICH WAS ALSO UNSUCCESSFUL. PILOT THEN CONTACTED ST. CHARLES FLYING SERVICE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE FOR ADDITIONAL ADVICE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED HYDRAULIC FLUID RESERVOIR EMPTY. PILOT THEN DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH STL TRACON AND DIVERTED TO 3SQ FOR INTENTIONAL GEAR-UP LANDING. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE DURING LANDING, PILOT UNINJURED. MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT TO BE FILED. INCIDENT CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N6864C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20061226027279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061226027279A), Dec 26, 2006: Cessna T210L (N6864C), St Louis, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) This flight originated at 3SQ, st. charles municipal (st. charles, MO) and continued to klit (little rock, AR) where he did not refuel. The pilot then…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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