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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210B · Lynchburg, VA · June 27, 1996

Date: June 27, 1996 · 15:00 local
Place: Lynchburg, VA
Airport: Lynchburg Municipal-Preston Glenn
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9659X
Reported as: Cessna 210B
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total900 in this make and model

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.

Narrative: aircraft N9659X on takeoff from lyh attempted to retract gear without success. The pilot attempted to extend the gear numerous times, but only the nose gear cycled. After 21/2 hours of flight in the Lynchburg, Virginia area the pilot opted for gear-up landing at lyh. There were no injuries, and the aircraft had minor damage. The prop was damaged, and engine had sudden stoppage. There were no apparent FAR violations. The landing gear malfunction was probably caused by hydraulic power pack internal problem.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT N9659X ON TAKEOFF FROM LYH ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT GEAR WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT ONLY THE NOSE GEAR CYCLED. AFTER 21/2 HOURS OF FLIGHT IN THE LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA AREA THE PILOT OPTED FOR GEAR-UP LANDING AT LYH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE. THE PROP WAS DAMAGED, AND ENGINE HAD SUDDEN STOPPAGE. THERE WERE NO APPARENT FAR VIOLATIONS. THE LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY HYDRAULIC POWER PACK INTERNAL PROBLEM.