# Incident 19960504021949I: Cessna 210, Tacoma, WA, May 4, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1996, 17:07 local time
- Place: Tacoma, WA
- Airport: Mcchord Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1377° N, 122.4760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at McChord Air Force Base (TCM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1377&lon=-122.4760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9668T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9668T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Reported engine: CONT IO470E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 250 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960504021949I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT SAID HE HAD TROUBLE RETRACTING LANDING GEAR ON TAKEOFF, SO HE RETURNED TO AIRPORT. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO FULLY EXTEND RIGHT MAIN GEAR. A PARTIAL GEAR-UP LANDING WAS MADE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR WAS DEPLETED. A LEAK WAS DISCOVERED ORIGINATING FROM A 1/4 INCH ALUMINUM HYDRAULIC LINE CONNECTED TO THE LOCK CYLINDER IN THE NOSE WHEEL WELL. THE LINE WAS CRACKED AT THE FLARE THAT ATTACHES TO THE LOCK CYLINDER. THE WEATHER INFORMATION AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS: TIW SA 2345 15 SCT 50 SCT 40 58/32/2609/025.

## Other reports on N9668T (1)

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

- [Accident 19930212002409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930212002409A), Feb 12, 1993: Cessna 210 (N9668T), Fullerton, CA, Substantial damage. Right main gear failed to extend for landing but extended on second try. Gear collapsed landing. Uplock adjustment.

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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