# Incident 19961030038329I: Cessna 210E, Kansas City, MO, October 30, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1996, 17:30 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City Downtown Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4729W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4729W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210E (registry code 2073416, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 725 total, 250 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961030038329I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED SUS IN CESSNA 210, N4729W AT 15:40 CDT ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO MKC. AFTER TAKE OFF CHECK REVEALED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE A GEAR UP INDICATION. ON VISUAL CHECK THE NOSE GEAR HAD NOT RETRACTED. PILOT STATED HE CYCLED THE GEAR AND ALL THREE GEAR RETRACTED AND HE HAD A GEAR UP INDICATION. UPON APPROACH TO MKC PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN. MAIN GEAR DEPLOYED BY VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED THE NOSE GEAR HAD NOT EXTENDED, AND PILOT DID NOT GET GREEN LIGHTS FOR GEAR. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR USING THE EMERGENCY SYSTEM TO NO AVAIL. PILOT LANDED NOSE GEAR UP AT MKC. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ON SITE INSPECTION REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR FORWARD GEAR DOORS. PILOT STATED HE SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. PROPELLER WAS STILL ROTATING AND RECEIVED TIP DAMAGE TO BOTH BLADES. AIRCRAFT WAS PUT ON JACKS AND NOSE GEAR WAS BROKEN LOOSE FROM ITS UP POSITION. GEAR RETRACTION TEST WAS CONDUCTED BY EXECUTIVE BEECH MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. GEAR FUNCTIONED PROPERLY DURING THE TEST. PILOT DEMONSTRATED GEAR PROCEDURES FOLLOWED DURING THE INCIDENT. PROCEDURES WERE AS LISTED IN THE AIRCRAFT POH. SUSPECT THE GEAR UP LOCK CYLINDER WAS STUCK IN THE UP POSITION AND BROKE LOOSE DURING THE INCIDENT. EXECUTIVE BEECH PERSONNEL WILL REMOVE CYLINDER AND CHECK FOR POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION. MRD WILL BE FILED IF A PROBLEM IS DISCOVERED. AIRCRAFT WAS IN ANNUAL INSPECTION. ELT INSTALLED BUT DID NOT ACTIVATE BAT DUE REPLACEMENT 10-96, ACTT 1359.8. THIS INCIDENT CE97IGA0009 IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N4729W (1)

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

- [Incident 19800212031119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800212031119I), Feb 12, 1980: Cessna 210E (N4729W), Venice, FL, Minor damage. During landing rollout, main gear collapsed.

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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